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■■ V 'F' ' s SUGENE WEEKl.Y GUARD THURSDAY, FEBRUARY • ’ THFEUGtNt TZiÍrriC u/PfKI Y GUARD “ade in by - the lagt nttKLI DUAnll allon the stat, leKl81atu’e of the last session of the legislature? some things that his constituents, in | Ing which the party has catered to their inferior judgment, may wish 1 populists, socialists, anarchists, pro- n U i . m )EPENDENT PAPE__ _ veriity at Eugene The support of Instead of the usual wrangle and deadlock for weeks, two United blm to do. Uud«r th« provisions of hibitionists and every other organiza **__________ _______________ this educational institution has here- States senators were chosen in fifteen thia wicked, vicious and altogether tion that promised an additional vote, tofore been fixed at $I7,0 o 0 per an minutes. Not all of us are admirers presumptuous law he may even be regardless of the Issues involved, CHAR* E* **• P,SHKR’ num. The new act arises this sum to of the men elected, but as they were compelled to respect their wishes, gradually weakened our faith in un- Editor and Publisher. $125,000 per year, and it is against TíZTZvery Thursday at Eugene, this Increase that the grangers are the choice of a majority of the voters, quite to the extent of voting for a derlying party principles and finally publish eT Oregon- _________ the result was accepted with general United States senator of their choice. destroyed them altogether. making their objection. good feeling, It bad m<® are sent The situation is absolutely appalling As to our Idaho political record, -T^ion pnc. »1.50 per year "It»is to be hoped for the sake of' to the senate now the voters them- and will allow of no palliation or ex referred to by the morning paper. /¿is a<»’aac*: ” °° en<1 °f higher education In Oregon, and for' selves must be held responsible for tenuation. The power of the people the Evening Capital News had the the good name of the farming com them and they cannot be charged up must be restrained, and Gillstrap distinction, and we might say the ( 7,^.t.red at the Eugene. Oregon, munity everywhere, that this plan, ln- to machine manipulations or the brib must be sent to Salem to make such honor, of being formally read out of j tended to at least defer this appro ery of legislators. «<>**" matter. laws as in his superior judgment he the Democratic party by resolutions priatlon and possibly defeat it entire Oregon is Republican by a large deems to be proper for their govern- passed by the state central commit ly, will not be carried out. — |or rhe Guard. majority—no doubt about that. Still ment. The direct primary law is a tee, under domination of Senator Du _ are a"thorlzed to "Oregon needs the State University the better and more independent of hodoo and must be relegated to the bois. who himself has been In turn The a 1^1 t for subscriptions or and her people are abundantly able Republican, silver Republican and * »ct "UBtDeS,i f°r Th0 Dall> to support it up to the point of ef the party's voters will not stand for shades of oblivion. Democrat. Holding to the time corruption in the United States sen d Weekly Gu^rd. fectiveness where it can acdbmplish ate If they can prevent it by sending HONOR. A Nil FANTASTIC ‘•t-welE-J *“• clark' honored principle of democracy, something, and its services will be a Democrat there who has a clean NOTIONS REGARDING IT that religious questions should not Ge» A Drury' x Add?™* all remittances and com- worth much more than what they' ____ I be made an issue in politics, we rq- record. Let a clean, capable man be cost. In these times when higher ed chosen by the Republicans at their There seems to be several kinds of' fus- d to Join in the political crusade •“““ gua ’ rd printing co .. ucation is a prerequisite for a suc primaries and he will defeat any honor, if one can judge by the differ- against the citizenship rights of the b Eugene. Oregon. cessful career, it would be a great Democratic candidate that may ! ent ways the press "sizes up" Harry M rmons, and thereby incurred the TMl i ; si >AY. FEBRUARY « enmity of Dubois, who was attempt I mistake for any state to dispense with named. Statement No. 1 stands only Thaw. or cripple its chief educational Insti in the way of the machine gang who For instance, young Mr. Thaw of ing the get back into the senate on T0 01 R Sl'BSt BIBERS tution of learning. wodld continue the grogram of for Pittsburg and New York a year ago the strenglh of his nnti-Mormon cam- j "Not only would such action work cing unfit and corrupt candidates up- killed a fellow being, and he did it paign to the exclusion of the advoca Aa announced heretofore, the an injury to the people directly af on the honest voters of the Republi- in the name of honor, The victim 1 cy of any other D mocratic principle, i Guard of the first of October was fected, but it would do Incalculable can party. It is not a menace to the had dishonored his wife, therefore lie The Capital News accordingly sup Impelled to withdraw the offer of harm to the state beyond its borders, ported and helped to elect Governor aspirations of any clean and worthy must die. L St. Louis Republic free with ev Progressive American people who are A correspondent in a New York Gooding and the entire Republican Republican candidate, and cannot be ary cash in advance subscription. Ow- looking for new homes in the Pa- so construed by any process of edito paper, discussing the character of state ticket. We do not seek to apol tM to the raise in the price of paper cific Northwest would shun a state rial reasoning. the victim of the tragedy, shortly a - J ogize for this act. or to boast of it, the publishers were forced to advance that has put such a blight upon its The candidate for the legislature ter It occurred said he was "the soul but mention it simply because the their price to us to such an extent future. who subscribes to statement No. 1 of honor." No doubt he was in some ' morning paper has brought the ques „ can no longer give the paper "Not only will these farmers who simply pledges himself to respect the respects. In a business way Ills word | tion up; It was a conscientious per propose to invoke the referendum in will and wishes of a majority of the was as good as his bond. He would I formance of a duty from our view away as a premium. We ar«-, however, offering the Ore- this instance harm the state in the es voters, and if he declines to do this as soon think of robbing his mother's point the placing of principle and ioo Agriculturist or the American timation of the people outside of its he should be snowed under at the pri grave as he would of defrauding any independent citizenship above blind Farmer (your choice) free with each borders, bqt they will cast odium up mary election so deeply that he will body out of a penny. Financially his partizanship, and we have resolved in asb in advance subscription. Or we on farmers generally. Agriculture is never appear on the surface again. honor was untarnished. ash the future to follow that course. For .ill give the Semi-Weekly Oregon reaping more benefits today from i This is the only effective weapon But he would steal the brightest that reason any paper managed by the Journal, the best newspaper in Ore .higher education than any of the against machine rule left in the possession a woman can have, and editor and publisher of The Guard gon. with the Weekly Guard for only trades, mechanics or commercial in hands of the people and they will be make a joke of It among his friends. will brook no domination from party 75 cents extra, of »2.25 for both the terest. unworthy of honest representation in He would soil the character of a girl or politician, and accept no dictation Guard and Journal. We will send "If the farmers of Oregon don’t the halls of legislation if they fail too young to be away from her moth from any source except our own firm the Gi'””1 and the Weekly Orego know this they should study a little. on any occasion to wield it effective er's care and capt her adrift on the conviction of what is right or wrong, storm-tossed waters of Bohemia with in strict adherence of the principle nian for $2 50. They should keep abreast of the far ly. embodied in "the greatest good to the Splendid Premiums. out a qualm. mers of other states, and then they To those who do not wish to take would be enthusiastic advocates of AN EDITOR HESITATES And the "honor,” of young Mr. greatest number.” While it is true that there will al advantage of these clubbing offers higher education and be willing to This is an TO SERVE THE PUBLIC Thaw and his wife, too. we offer the following splendid pre- pay reasonably well to sustain it.” odd Institution also. Mr. Thaw hlm- ways be political parties, and they are no doubt u necessity to a republi nlum to Weekly Guard subscribers: Of course we are now all very sorry j self, as far as history goes, has not for ONLY TWO DOLLARS we that the direct primary law was en had a worthy aim or noble ambition can form of government, blind adher- will send the Weekly Guard one year, acted. None of us for a moment since his birth. He has lived for ance to the organization and name, and give as a premium a set of six thought of the dire consequences of pleasure, has soaked his soul in It regardless of the principles Involved, Eugene has voted bonds for a mu the act when we voted for a law that until its keen acid has dyed It deep is sure to result in the building up of stiver spoons, butter knife and su nicipal water supply, but legal tech would enable the people to choose ly. No doubt, if he incurred a gamb personal machines and corrupt prac- gar shell (Rogers make). A kitchen set consisting of one nicalities are holding up active oper public officials without the assist ling debt he would deem it a point tlces,having for their object the spoli arving knife an<V fork, one ations in that direction. This, how ance of a political machine. We had of "honor” to pay it. No doubt he ation of the people. This can only be bread knife, one cake knife, one par ever, should discourage no advocate no idea that It might deprive the thought It a measure of honor to be prevented by independent thought ing knife (American Cutlery co, of the principle that such public util country of the brilliant services of able to hold up his end as long as and action on the part of the voters make), one pan cake turner and one ities should be the property of the the editor of the Register, who is now the rest. As to the honor of his wife I and the press. Today there is no egg spoon, a very useful thing to people, since there is no doubt that resolutely repulsing the importuni I—let the mantle of charity fall over great party issue, a majority of the have in any family. in a few months all legal obstacles ties of his friends that he become a that toy of base men that has at last Democrats, as evidenced by action of Or a pretty mantel clock that will have been brushed aside by the candidate for the legislature. He Is caused a tragedy. the party’s representatives in con courts, when work can be proceeded closing his ears to the pleadings of keeps good time. They don’t know the meaning of gress, being Btaunch supporters of a These premiums we have In stock with as outlined by the present city the rank and file of his party who be the word. There never was a noble Republican president. A great strug- and are prepared to deliver them administration. lieve his peerless ability In the halls phrase In poorer company, Men and ; gle between predatory wealth and promptly. We know they will please On this subject the following edi of legislation essential to the salva women of real honor would never the people, who demand the opportu yon. torial from the Corvallis Times is of tion of the country at this critical have sunk their feouls so deeply in nity to do business without danger Any one of them costs you only 50 especial interest to people, as period of its career, because he ■ the mire of human depravity as these of being throttled by the great trust rents in addition to the regular sub tending to prove that they are pro cannot subscribe to the infamous di- people have, combinations, and the privilege of scription price 6f the paper. ceeding on the right track. The rect primary law, which ■ • • so brazenly ■ r it is such hideous, fantastic notions beitig governed by laws not wholly Address disregards the time-honored right of' of honor as these that make men in the interests of the money barons, Times says: GUARD PRINTING CO.. "With much satisfaction the Times the politicians as to ask a candidate foul and women base. Real honor has fairly begun, and a new align Eugene, Oregon. ment of parties seems close at hand. publishes the annual report of the to pledge himself, through statenuyit knows them not. i ___ ____ _______ The old names, "Democrat" and "Re water commission. It recalls the ca No., 1, tb vote for a United States MAKE STATEMENT NO. 1 publican." have little of the signifi lamity howled by those who fought <pnator who is the choice of a major PRESIDENT'S SPEC IAL ISSUE AT PRIMARIES mountain water for Corvallis, when MESSAGE TO CONGRESS cance now that was attached to them ity of the voters, instead of the party at one time, and It is this fact that the Times was fighting for It. It re machine or the corporations, if not President Roosevelt sent to con- There is nothing to all this dlscus- calls Little Billy Investigator, the both. ThusNhave the fool people, as gress today a message dealing wlth is willing out party lines in Oregon si>n about statement No. 1 except straits resorted to in the effort to Tom Lawson characterizes them, in labor problems and corporation qties- and elsewhere, instead of direct pri this: Shall the people be allowed tr> keep pure water out of Corvallis. their anxiety to run the government tions. He makes a strong plea for a mary laws, as some of the partisan vote their preference for United state papers would have the people "The report of the commission In their own interests awhile, placed liability believe. Direct primary laws are sim constitutional employers’ States senator? shows the annual revenue from con on the statute books a law that may law, as well as a modification of the ply evidence of a desire of the people Tw<> years agv this plan of popular sumption of water to have been for force the erudite editor of the morn- election was tried, and Mr. Bourne, a the year $10,242.61, a sum f,,Ily 'ing paper to refrain from immoluting power of Injunction In labor trou to take the reins of government into bles. He also reiterates his position Republican, w o received a majority $2250 more than the friends of pure himself on the altar of public duty on questions affecting the control of their own hands. They are tired of of the votes polled over John M. Gear- water claimed for the enterprise when because of deep-seated conscientious public service corporations, advocat- having party politicians do the driv In. Democrat, was elected. Only one the campaign for it was on. It scruples. He cannot, as a partisan i Ing certain modifications of the Sher ing all the while, and those who are Democratic legislator refused to vote shows that the system after $1000 doing most of the kicking against for the pe pie's choice, and one or had been paid on the purchase price of the old school, lend his aid to or man anti-trust laws as applied to rail the new order of things aro the de countenance this brazen assumption road combinations. two Republican members, if we re of the Farra plant, earned a balance throned politicians, their henchmen, of the right of the "plain people” to The message is one of the strong or that other class too prejudiced, ig member rightly, refused to recognize of nearly $4000 during the year. govern themselves: it is little short of est and clearest ever written by the norant or subservient to reall/? the the right of popular suffrage. "In the meantime, while the sys Shall Oregon, having once gained tem was demonstrating its earning an outrage upon the self-sacrificing ; president and is worthy of perusal great responsibility and splendid op the right o vote directly for their power, Corvallis was manifesting a politician, although it has been justi I by all readers of the Guard today. portunities of independent citizen fied by some of the old fogies like Abe »enators. a knowledge the failure ot splendid growth. ship. Fifty-five resi Lincoln, who had exaggerated or ab the plan because the people cannot be dences last year and above eighty if this personal statement of the normal notions regarding such obso boated, or are incapable of making a the year before are the figures. That views of the editor ol The Guard is of suitable choice of representative in the pure, crystal water from the lete things as popular rlghtB. Let us spc Was not Editor Fisher any value to the morning paper, or of Of course the editor of the Register th“ upper house of congress? mountain gorges of Mary s Peak wat has advocated the election of sena a rock-ribbed, double-distilled, 100- any interest to the public, it is cheer proof, all-wool and a yard wide Dem fully donated and the space it occu "hy not settle the discussion in a large factor in this growth is un- tors by the direct vote of the people ocrat during his sojourn In Idaho pies will not be wholly wasted, We county at least by making a questionable and undeniable. Her while connected with the Boise Cap P'xin issue in the coming primaries. unequalled water is the best of all in season and out of season for years, ital News, and now in so brief a time only hope that we have made plain and has subscribed to all his party's **t Mr. (..¡-trap and those other as- the good assets Corvallis has to offer has he not flopped and since his ar the fact that The Guard will, under Hrants w > do not believe in the pop- in bidding for hombseekers. and it platforms that pledged the organiza rival in Eugene beconi. a political In Its present management, be absolute «*r electic n of senators go before has for two years counted heavily in tion to that principle, but this should dependent, a man without a party. ly and fearlessly independent (not not now be held seriously against Jhere is nothing like k<-eping in prima ' ies on that principle, and neutral); that the political friends it the town's favor.” him. Such a thing ts an impractibll- stock a miscellaneous supply of poli measure ■ - rength with their yarty tics made to order to suit the con seeks to reward will be only the lty because it requires a federal con venience of one's surroundings.— •mndidates s who are willing to sign friends of good government; the only stitutional amendment, and there is< Register. •txteinent No. 1. If there are Dem foes it would condemn to everlasting While the personal views and per no prospect of securing this for an «rats wir ur favor the old plan they punishment the enemies of equal The morning patter attacks state other century or two, so that It was a sonality of the editor of The Guard popular rights and privileges. also the opportunity to are of no particular public interest, t.h sentiment of their party in ment No. 1 in an editorial today on perfectly sane thing for the politi cians to advocate. It satisfied the . since we long ago smothered what “In God We Trust’ will soon again U the Primaries in a similar man the startling assumption that a ma-1 people of their good Intentions—and ever of ambition to hold public office »•r. be inscribed on the gold coin of the jority vote of the people at a gen Statement No. 1, we may hajre cherished, as most realm. President Roosevelt, it Is un Mak.- th Issue plain anti clear and eral election does not represent the meant nothing. which byings about practically a pop < American citizens do at some stage of derstood. will yield In the matter. ■«the ma,( 'fity vote decide how the will of the people. This kind of ar-1 ' their career, we want to here and now Representative Wood of New Jersey, $*®lde of i. ■me county stand on this gument may appeal to politicians ofj ular election of senators, was not the plead guilty to the charge of being a to whom the controversy between the work of the party managers, but rath the old machine school, but it falls West Ion j political free lance, a mugwump or artistic friends of the president and flat before the people who hav ■ lone er an Innovation engineered by the I whatever other name one cares to the patriotic and religious people was oursinn VIEW OF desired to express their nntrammeled people themselves through the Initia designate a man by who has become tive law of Oregon, »nd can only be Ev * nia F.RSITÍ SUPPORT choice for United States senator. Ev regarded as a usurpation of the pre ¡disgusted with so-called party poli intrusted for solution, offers what Is believed to be the bill that will save ery party platform in Oregon for| rogatives of their self-constituted tics. In our younger days democracy It provides owing forcible editorial years has declared In favor of the bosses, who are exceeding wroth to 1 meant to us all that was good and congregational action, Trust ” shall simply that "In God We of senators by direct v >te of v ' ow, Idr.no. Journal, election. turned” and pure and patriotic in government and go bark on the gold coin and that the think the ' outside view of the at- the people, yet when this is virtually gs himself, republicanism was Its antithesis We change Is actually made within thirty days ' ide the University of Or- accomplished by means of stBtement me to marzi- cotidn’t help it because w had been But thh xah ab. of the art. f*ating the University ap- No. 1 of the direct way, ■ nd the rights of ' ra* th by a referendum vote at ty organs, spurred Harming con I eve rt ce w A d election: • ed and desperate d tile state of tltr C i!|le interest is felt In machine, denounc fl Uzh most fri « f ru W D<*fl cart ’be farm rs of the Wil- In r *it Who w T of Oregon’ to invoke * ,o 1 to d », dhir- J;,na against the appropri- No. 1 V.’.V. • • ••• • • • •••••<•••• « • • • '• • • • • • ••*•*••••• •••••••♦••• •••• • • • • • •> • • • • •* • •••••••••• • ••••••••• _______ —__ :___ • Above Is a picture of the kitchen set which Is given away to sub scribers of The Weekly Guard who pay *2.00 a year for the paper in ad vance. It is a very useful pre • nt for the housekeeper. ■— i ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ less of civil service rules or qualifica ti.ns. And not so many months ago the same paper was criticizing and denouncing the mayor and other city officials for the lax enforcement of civil service requirements. It's pret ty Ita rd to please some newspapers, to say the least. The Springfield News takes the right view when it says: "According to all reports Eugene is to hold an- nual county fairs, commencing thls fall. We understand that the fair grounds have been secured and ar- rangements about completed for the erection of most of the buildings. The citizens of Eugene are doing the best thing they could have possibly undertaken. Nearly every county in the state, and in all other states, hold their annual and county fairs with big success. Let us have good, well-equipped grounds and we will wager that the farmers and stock raisers will do their part toward mak ing it a great success. The people in Eugene are working along the right line. Let the good work go on.” wouldn't i»e any more than any pri vati- manager would do to employes caught "knocking” Ills business, would It? The first duty of a sub ordinate Is to keep his mouth shut. No use for North Carolina to be putting out those alluring stories of travelers being attacked by ferocious wolves and panthers T. ddy has all the hunting he can attend to for some time right at home. The sena torial jungle gets more dangerous ev ery day. Seems like turning back to the campaign of 1876 to read a procla mation signed by William S. Chand ler and William Pitt Kellogg, urging the negroes of the south to send un instructed delegates to the Chicago convention. Another court--the Pennsylvania supreme—has taken a swat at a 2- cent railroad fare state law, using the constitution as a club; and at that it was only an affirmation of the decision of a Philadelphia court. • A gang of the meanest thieves on If the railways of the country were earth have been working the Brook really in the |hands of far-seeing lyn churches they dropped counter men, the latter would promptly get feit halt dollars in the contribution together In an attempt to urge! baskets, asked for and got good through congress laws making com quarters in change. plete the president's policies affecting the steam roads. For the sooner this This “ why-I-falled” magazine talk legislation can be enacted, the sooner of Tom Lawson's offers a pointer to will public confidence In the roads the bunch of presidential candidates return and the companies be enabled on how to get a little coin after the to market the stock necessary and 1 other fellow walks off with the nom bonds for the construction of exten ination. sions and the purchase of rolling: stock that are so sorely needed, and | From the vote of 102 to 5, by without which the roads cannot hope; which the lower house of the Missis- to meet the business that, will be of-1 slpi legislature passed a drastic anti fered them after a few weeks of re-' bucket shop bill, it might be inferred turning prosperity. that this form of gambling Is not popular in the land of Vardaman. As'long as a man agrees with you, you think him a good fellow. When On general principles, founded on he antagonizes your Ideas and doc experience, these Maryland farmers trines, you don't like him so well. As reported to be hopeful of sharing In long as the farther went about plow an English fortune of $9it.000,000r let ing^ hoeing and harvesting, and would be likely to share In more the professional politician run the real money by sticking to their plows. politics, and the monopolies run the business, nobody cabled him a crank Though we had understood that, or an ignoramus. Hut when he took a the magazine in which It was all hand in the politics and began to printed carries no free list, Tent Law quest Ion the right of others to rob ion says he will give the public no him, the dogs of war were let* loose more advice. He'll just continue to on him. sell it, wo presume. Beglnning next Friday, the Guard will print a new serial story, "The Woman in the Alcove,” by Anna Katherine Green, It is one of this author’s masterpieces, and those who have read "The Filigree Ball” and other productions from her pen will watch for the opening chapters with unusual interest. With an Indian paying his wife alimony by an order of a court, even the most skeptical should be convinced that the race Is callable of taking on the highest polish of clvIL- Ization. A French woman who makes a spe cialty or mule corsets, and claims King Edward for a customer, is over here, presumably looking for biisf- neas. For all we know, she mdy have come to measure one of the "Big Bills” Taft or Bryan; the figures of either might be Improved by cor- sets. It's certain she'll get no pat- ronage from either Fairbanks or Can non, unless she also handles pads. of the Philadelphia wards. Oh, yes: German courts are abso lutely without bias. It is merely a coincidence that the judge who pre If any European power is bunker sides over one does not decide as the ing after hearing an old-fashioned kaiser thinks he ought soon loses his wild screech from the eagle, it has job. only to carry out the rumor sent from Another author gone wrong. Owen Havana and make a protest against, Wlstar, the novelist, has announced the withdrawal of the United States his candidacy no, not for the pres forces from Cuba. idency, but for councilman from one Talk about quick action, Probl- bit Ion isn't a month old in Atlanta, yet one of Its advocates Is out with the claim that Its residents already see better than ever before. How ever, let us be Just. Perhaps he meins th‘ y» see cabalistic sings In dicating where booze may be had by the Initiated. Some of those who are confidence of his failure to pull down that nom ination are already speaking cynical ly of the Hughes of the rainbow. Oh, no; this Spanish diplomat who says we are bound to have war with Japan and also bound to be licked, 1» not prejudiced only ignorant. A disgusted Georgia jugologist has discovered that all the jokes about prohibition are made In communities that haven't yet gone "dry.” Why should the lack of a practical rudden for airships be worrying ear- onauta at this time, when there are no practical airships?
