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SUPPORTS MR. BELL
iV THE ELEVENTH HOUR
! ArllE MOST surprising development of the campaign for
; I J primary nominations in Lane county is the eleventh-hour
support given the candidacy of Allen H. Eaton for election as a
: member of the state legislature by Elbert Bede, candidate for
nomination on the republican! ticket for senator from the joint
district of Lane and Linn counties. Bede, since the opening of
; the campaign, sought to make political capital out of letters he
j addressed to various candidates for state offices asking whether
reports that they were flirting with the Non-Partisan League
; were true. In the face of this action, that he should now flirt
j with, or bid for the support of, persons backing the candidacy of
j Allen Eaton is amazing. Carrying water on both shoulders is a
very difficult political game and we doubt that Mr. Bede can get
away with it
Mr. Bede at one time condemned Allen Eaton in the editorial
columns of his paper. , He condemned him for his People's Coun
J cil connection. He has never retracted any part of that editorial
j criticism. , Yet, in the closing hour of the campaign, he prints an
j edition of his payer, The Cottage Grove Sentinel, in which he
' seeks to do through colored "news" stories and colored headlines
! that which he has not dared do editorially. He devotes 10 times
J is much space in his paper to the promotion of the candidacy of
Allen Eaton as he has devoted to all other candidates for the state
legislature throughout the course of the entire campaign.
One of the most conspicuous headlines on the front page of
Friday's issue of Mr. Bede's paper reads: "Allen Eaton Tells
of His Mistreatment." The most conspicuous headline on the
sixth page of Mr. Bede's paper reads, "Eaton Bailies Dorena To
His Banner." The character of the publicity published in the in
terest of Eaton by Bede is evidenced by the first paragraph of the
first page article which reads, as follows :
"Allen Eaton's talk at the Arcade theatre Wednesday even
ing was an able defense of his patriotism and loyalty, an admis
sion of his own mistakes, and an appeal for vindication from
what he characterized as an attempt on the part of members of
the Eugene Commercial Club to down him by methods far more
heinous than any mistake of wtiich he had been guilty."
'. The article in Mr. Bede's paper goes farther than any de
fense which has yet been advanced by or for Mr. Eaton and his
participation in the meeting of the People's Council Mr. Eaton
is quoted as saying that his action in attending the meeting was
indiscreet; that he had paid little attention to this organization
before his attendance at the Chicago meeting and did not know
of the disrepute into which it had fallen.
To accept the excuse for Mr. Eaton's conduct as printed in
Mr. Bede's paper is impossible. Mr. Eaton must have known the
nature of the People's Council. Tho governors of three states
had forbidden the organization to meet within those states and
the delegates fere running around tho country" from place to
place in special trains, paid for with somebody's money, in their
efforts to find a meeting place. Patriotic people from one end
of the United States to the other were up in arms against tho
proposed assembly planned by men who it was evident were not
in entire aympathy with the government and among whom there
waa one who had been arrested because he was alleged to have
aid that the president of the United States should be shot. In
defiance of the governor of the state of Illinois, Mr. Eaton, then
a member of the faculty of tho University of Oregon and a mem
ber of the legislature of the stato of Oregon, went with these
people as a DELEGATE and held a meeting in tho city of Chi
cago. Yet the excuse for Eaton, advanced in Mr. Bede's paper,
is that Mr. Eaton, although a delegate, did not know the nature
of the organization.
If Mr. Eaton did not know the nature of the organization
with which he was affiliated at the Chicago meeting, before the
meeting was held, he should have known its true nature at the
time of its adjournment, following the adoption of resolutions
giving only qualified support to the nation's cause in war. Fol
lowing the adjournment of that meeting, after the delegates had
gone home, what did Mr. Laton do? He sent out from the city
of Chicago a written defense of the People's Council. This waa
8pringfield, Or, May 11, 1918.
To the Editor, Eugene Guard: I am
Impelled by a deep ifik of dcy for thi
welfare and beat interest of bo-h Lane
and Linn counties to publicly nd unre
servedly assert my full and unqualified
support for tho nomination an election
of John B. Bell for Joint senator.
It la of llttla moment where be cornea
from, whether from Eugene or Cottarc
Grove or from remote aection of the
county. It ia time the voters of the conn
ty and atate look to the rrliabili.-y, hon
eaty and oawlteea of their -Mdidatet.
It ia the man and not the aection of '.be
county he hails from that ahonul deter
mine the rote. (should we aupnirt Mr.
Bede upon the plea that Cottage Grove
and aooth Lane ahould be repreaented
and noon thia thin argument rote for a
man dangerous to the beat lntereeta of
the entire connty. A man who if elected
will wot! for the division of Lane eoun'j
creatine Ncsmith county and thereby
heaping a two-fuld expenae on the tax
payera' aa a reault of a doubling op of
official. Shall we on thia ahallow pre
text rote for a aelf confessed paid lobby
bit who went to Salem two years ago
hired to work in the intereat of the press
of the atate and for the purpoae of fur
thering legislation Increasing the nt;a of
publication of official county and other
matter and who did aid ia the e access
of this legislation that ia now costing the
peopIeof all counties, except Multnomah,
who are required to publish legal noticea,
and delinquent tax noticea. exorbitant
ratea amounting to thousands of dollars.
At thia time Mr. Bede promises the Tot.
era he will work for the reform of these
lawa, he also promisee a "Square deal to
all." Ia thia a aquare deal to the inter
ests he repreaented, accepting pay from
them to influence the passage of this
legislation? Again, are we not all well
acquainted with Mr. Bede'a autt brought
against Lane county to compel the pub
Iiactlon of records In order that Ma own
and other papera might profit to the tune
of hundrede of dollars annually, and
which he loat in the circuit court? And
do we not recall at that time Mr. Bede
appealed to the prejudices of the people
by Intimating that aoma one waa trying
to keep theae recorda secret, holding the
people in ignorance of county buainesa
when It is well known that these recorda
are public and open to the Inspection of
anyone, at any time and that there are
budget committeea who critically exam
ine theae recorda thoroughly? Ia It not
plain that Mr. Bede la consistently work
ing for his own selfish interests and 'that
the voters upon whom he calls for aup
port hare little proof of the reliability of
bis promise for a "square deal to all?"
Is It not time we place dependable men
Into office, men whoee past record gives
them the right to seek office to represent
and serve a people striving -for clean.
common eense and honest legialatlon?
It Is a pleasure to assert that Mr. Bell
qualifies and measures up to the highest
requirements. That it is a fortunate cir
cumstance and a privilege to have the op
portunity to support a man of bis char
acter. I do not deem it necesssdy, writing
from a community where he Is known to
argne the wisdom of his election or to
here assert his popularity as that will be
better attested to at the polls.
It is sufficient to say that if the voters
in the two counties desire to place In of
fice a man of aound business sense, of
genuine executive ability, of high minded
and aane ideas, with a deep sense of
honor for what la right and fair and wttk
a strong desire to give to the people he
represents the kind of honest, intelli
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support Mr. Bell, the man who hns done
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Yours for the acid test,
D. 5. BEALS.
MR. JONES WRITES
Editor: In a recent issue I note that
you attempt to cast reflection on my
he professed complete understanding of the nature of the Peo
ple s Council. Not one word of that article has been withdrawn
It is as much his platform today as it was at the time it was
written. He has not openly and squarely repudiated any single
statement it contained, regardless of all assertions that he did
not know what he was doing at Chicago.
Patriotic people in Oregon and elsewhere knew the char
acter of the People's Council before the Chicago meeting. That
they made no mistake in judging its character has been shown
by the activities of its members since that meeting.
The statement published in Mr. Bede's paper to the effect
that Mr. Eaton did not know the nature of the People's Council is
impossible to accept for the further reason that Mr. Eaton, after
the Chicago meeting, went to the headquarters of the People's
Council in New York city and while in that office addressed to
himself, care of the University of Oregon, a bundle containing
DianK membership cards of the People's Council for Democracy
and Terms of Teace. This package was delivered in Eugene by
express. Mr. Eaton admitted that it was addressed in his hand
writing and contained People's Council membership cards. He
denied placing the cards in it and suggested it had been stuffed
following its arrival in this city. He admitted, however, that
the package was sent by him from the New York office of the
People's Council.
It would appear that when Mr. Eaton left New York he had
great dreams of organizing a branch of the People's Council on
the campus of the University of Oregon, but that when he ar
rived in Oregon he found the demand for his removal from the
faculty of the University so great that he abandoned his purpose.
During the course of his campaign for the legislature, Mr.
Eaton has not devoted himself to a denunciation of the People's
Council; he has not repudiated his part in it or retracted one
single syllable of his written defense of the organization. He has
paid that his connection with the organization was "slight" This
is no time for the election of any man to the legislature who en
tered even slightly into such an unholy alliance.
The Guard does not in any manner reflect upon the loyalty
of Elbert Bede. It believes that as editor of The Cottage Grove
Sentinel he has performed valuable patriotic service. That he
has done his share with the other editors of the state. It does
believe, however, that his treatment of the Eaton
rase evidence
that he is playing reckless politics and lacks the clearness of
oublished over hi. i.n.tur. in th.; P..unJ ... Li: ""'. "7 '"'1,c irom mcmoers or tneir state
candidacy for atate senator from Lane
county,.
All that I hare; all that I am, I owe
to my government.
My loyalty to the widows and orphans
during the three years I handled the
mothers pensions of this county; my loy
alty to the little fatherless and mother
less children during the four years I
was juvenile officer of this county my
loyalty to the people of Lane county
when I refused to sell my vote in the
000,000 Road Bond bill during the last
session of the legislature, spoils more
loyalty to me than the knocks that my
enemies now try to give to fulfill the
threat that was made that "Jones would
never again attend a session of the legis
lature. To the voters of my county I have this
to say: Vo not lcct me if you want me
to go to Salem with my hands tied; Do
not elect me if yon wnnt me to sU out
to the grafters; Do not elect me if I can
not be trtie to myself, my people and my
Maker. The position is worthy of the
man, I want to be worthy of the position.
We are all a part of God's great plan.
I would rather be right than hold the
highest position that my county can give.
My only wish is that whoever is elect
ed to the position of state sin at or from
Lane county will ever hold in mind the
wishes of the people. j
The people of this county owe me
nothing for being honest; I owe that to
myself. They owe me nothing for refus
ing to sell my birthright for a mess of
pottage; I owe that to my ftimily. They
owe me nothing for being true to my
principles; I owe that to my Maker. Vote
as yon think best, I will make as tax) a
citizen if defeated as I will if elected.
Tours truly,
waltkr n. joni:s.
Editor's! Note: The editor of The
Guard nade a statement of fact in con
nection with Mr. Jones' campaign fir
office It is for the people of this county
to decide,whethfr it wss a reflection no
on nis can'Hiiacy. lue people r Mt.ticd
to know all the f'ts cmnotPi with the
campsigiof any man for office to Line
county.
A Story of Married Life I
REVELATIONS OF A WIFt?
Jy Aisls Garrlsoa
What HapMAMl Whsa Mados Tsla- Ros
rt Savarla ths I Its Story of
Lllllaa llnsrwoos
I fairly hold mj hrrath while liobrrt
Savaria studied the pictured faoa of
UUiaa Underwood which he held ia his
hand. I had told him of the wonderful
sures she hd h-.d in her w.vk. and of
me irauiuue ihl wan hers to the trnta "tf ronrac " he . .,,1 .. f
-ho had loa, ,,o ho;p.Hl her to wh o .pes ', "i?" . cT
her ambitions. 11. had replied with a I sW m, request not Tmade -'V"
rY" "' r. Plucky There . . p.,h,0c 'nir1 hi,
which he pron.mnced ihe wurda had rsiaed my .ea and met th. hi! V
startled -. with iu ta J appointaeat 'it Km cn, Bads sTawirt
bidden romaaee.
Could it be that this man, so cruelly
buffeted by fate, had once been attracted
by the friend I loved so dearly. I knew
thst IjiUiAn with characteristic self
depreciation, believed that the gifted
artist who had aided her early ambitions
had no thought of her other than as
one of the recipients of his many kindly
acts. I had shrewdly Imagined that the
consciousness of this indifference had
added to the hurt she experienced in
putting away from her the girlish ro
mantic adoration she had felt for the
artist in thit long ago time.
I don't know exactly what I expected
to hear from Robert Savarin's lips
when he should have finally finished
his inspection of my frienda picture
perhapa an Impulsive little confidence
concerning bis own feeling. But he put
back the pbotogrnph without comment
and, seating himself by the fire, fell into
a brown study which I did not venture
to break.
When at lust he spoke it waa with an
earneatnesa that startled me.
"Who ia thia Sir. Underwood? Does
he make her happy ?,f
Happy' ! The scornful exclamation
broke from me without my realizing it
And I didn't know whether to be sorry
or glad I bad spoken when I saw the
look which hashed into the eyes of the
man before me. I felt vaguely as if I
were rousing from slumber something
whi h would not be eaay to put to sleep
again. '
"If Voo Ooa't Wish"
But there was che point which I de
cided in an inttant I would not shield
Harry Underwood. The truth might be
dangerona to the peace of mind of Rob
ert Savarin. but the truth I meant to tell.
The artist himself nided my decision
by the words with which he greeted my
involuntary exclamation.
"I can see thst he has failed to make
her life happy," he said slowly. "Would
you be breaking any confidence in telling
me a little aoout it? I have a very grave
reason for Lsking."
T ........
..iu, a mng minute pefiire an
swering, for I was delisting how much
or how little of Lillian's life story I
should relste to the man waiting ao
eagerly for any particulars concerning
her. If Lillian'a affairs had not been
made the subject of ao much unfor
tunate pnbli-ity I should not. of course,
have felt free to give Robert Savarin
any confidence concerning her. But I
knew that when he re-entered his old
world of art and artists it would only
I a miction of storr. n-t in the loving
light in whkh I could tell it. but tinted
with all the treexy cynicism of the stuihos.
He broke abruptly Into my meditations.
and startling decision.
I would tell Robert Savarin the it
of Tallinn Underwood's story as I
beard it from her, from the time t:
helped by his generosity, she bad t
to Paris to study. I meant to i-
such a port-ait of the woman
really was, with all the brave ipII-m
fice that was hers, that he nrver
be able to accept any other portrayi!
her. no matter from what source.
"But I do wish to speak of it." I
swered his tentative question with
cision. "I ,iin Lillian Underwood's &'
est friend, i-nd I know and undent.
her as few people do. She has hi
tragic life in many respects, and
has been wraderful in the way abe i
met and borne everything."
"She could never be ant-thing !:
he interpolated tensely.
"I know," I nodded asent to bit
sertion, anl then, taking mr cour
in my hands, I began Lillian's itTT.
Never had racounteur so attend"
listener bef-jte. In fact, his int?rt
my words ns such that bef"re I
progressed far I began to fcfl deric
uncomfortable. His eyes fairly Ma
into mine as I told him of Mort V
speakable cruelty to Lillian, and '
giving up of her little girl became
thought hon .r demanded it. He
to speak two or three tim'. but '
dently thou?bt better of it, and w lit
in silence to the end of the nam
Then he spoke with a cold, ur.M k
that vaguely alarmed me.
"This Morton, he is de:id. r" '
Did he die without Buffering isX'
he deserved?"
"I think Le died an ordinary
from illness,' I returned o.ui-tlJ.
"But this man. Underwood, b k
dead yet," he said, and the wordi r
less a fpiestion than nn assertion.
I didn't answer him. for I aa
his thourht. were f.e from mi.
shivered as I saw the look upon his "
and became exceedingly douMftu "
wisdom of t'lling him Lillian' ""?
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