The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, August 15, 1924, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPago Six THE EUGENE PAIL 7 GUARD TEXT OF COOLIDGE ADDRESS OF ACCEPTANCE LAST NIGHT Republican Nominee Hopes for Profitable Agriculture; Says Home Markets Saved (Continued from page one) . Russia, Colombia, or Mexico, and the Far 'East wan causing grave apprehensions. In raising and expending for war a vast amount of money a reckless extravagance had come to characterize the ad ministration of public affairs and was all too prevalent in private life. An enormous debt had been contracted, then standing at about $24,000,000,000, of which more than (7,000,000.000 was In short time obligations without any pro vision for payment. Government bonds were far below par. The high war time taxes still burdened the people. Demobilization - and liquidation remained to be completed. Huge accounts with the railroads were stilt unsettled. Transportation was crippled. Over 111,000,000,000 of unliquidated debts were due to us from foreign countries. The whole people were suffering from a tremendous deflation. Our banks were filled with frozen assets, nd everywhere acute financial distress existed. Interest was mgn. capital was scarce. Approx imately o,uuu,uuu people were without employment No adequate provision had been made for the reuer or disabled veterans and inoir dependents. There was avalanche of war-worn peoples and suddenly -cheapened merchandise Impending upon us from foreign , lands. The great powers were still engaged In burdening their people ay nuuaing competitive armament This staggering array Indicates some or tne major problems of thi administration. Perhaps In n peace-time period have there been more remarkable and constructive accomplishments than since March, ivzx. we nave ratified separate iraniies oi wona-wide importance with Germany, Austria, Hungary, vommoia, ana Mexico, Forty-two other treaties have beon approved by the senate, and six treaties are y now awaiting Its action. Friendly Intercourse has been resumed with Turkey and Greece, and we have esiaonsned our rights and Insured peace in the Far Host and the Pa cific Ocean. Our foreign relations nave neen handled with m. frhni cnl skill and & broad statesmanship wmun ns maom, u ever, Deen sur passed. In the domain of finances a bud get system was promptly enacted no put into operation, resulting in tremendous savings. , For the fiscal year ending June SO, 1921, our ex penditures were $6,63S,000,OO0. and our surplus was 186,000,000. For me year just closed our expendi tures were 99,497,000,000, and our surplus exceeded 1500,000,000. This was a reduction In the annual cost of government of 12,41,000,000. The public debt now stands at about 21,2(10,000,000. which Is a reduc tlon In three years of about $2,750,. 000,000 and means an annual sav Ing In Interest of more than $120,. uuu.wyu. 'rne b7,ouo,ooo,qoo or abort time obligations have all been quietly refunded or paid. The Internal-revenue taxes have been re duced twlue. and many of them re pealed, so that during the present fiscal yoar tho tax receipts will snow a saving to 1110 people of ap proximately 10,000,000 a Hay com pared with 19111. One government bona has sold well over 106, Debtors Are Paying: Off More than 40 per cent of the amount or dobts due us from fro elgn countries has been liquidated. ana win provide run-in for the re tlrement of about $121,000,000,000 of the principal of our national debt In the course of 62 yeurs. These settlements are not only stunend ous financial transactions, but dem onstrations of the most profound - nature of International good faith and the dominion over International relations of moral power. The fl nances of this nation have been managed with a genius and a suc cess unmatched since the days of Hamilton, The army and navy have been re duced to a low peace-time basis, and surplus materials and supplies con verted Into cash. Hundreds of mil Hons of accounts have been settled with the railroads, whtch have bt-n financed, without any public penae so that they could lulpquntely serve the grnatest piacetlme com merce ever moved without a short age of cars. A greet revival of In dustry took place, which Is now apmadlng to agriculture. Com plaint of unemployment has ceased wages have Increased, Capitol hue become plentiful at a low rate of Interest and the banks of our uoun- ' try, as a whole, show a high per centage of liquid aesets. Most genurous laws for the re lief of disabled veterans have been enacted, and the Veterans' llureau established. More than 71,000 men and women have been rehabilitated, ' of whom over 68,000 are earning mora than they earned before the war. Compensation la being paid to nearly half a million at the rate of about $iu0,000,000 a yenr, which will be Increased about $30,000,000 tinder legislation recently passed. Forty million dollars hnve been pro. vtded for hospital facilities, and under a new law hospitals have been opened to all the veterans of ail wars regardless of the time or rause of their disability. No gov ernment ever provided so gener ously for those disabled by service In time of war. To preserve American standards Sot all our Inhabitants, whether they were the descendants of form- er generations residing here or the most recent arrivals, restrictive Im migration laws wre passed. I should have preferred to continue the policy of Japanese exclusion by some method less likely to. offend the sensibilities of the Japanese people. 1 did whst I could to min imise any harm that ml slit, arise. Hut the law has been passed and npprowd, and the Incident Is closed. W e must seek by some means be Hides Immigration to demonstrate the friendship and respect which we feel for the Japanese nation. Itestrlcled Immigration I not an offensive but a purely defensive action. It Is not adopted In criti cism of others In the slightest de gree, but solely for the purpose of protecting ourselves. AVs cast no aspersions on any race or creed, but we must remember that every object of our Institutions of so ciety and government wlli fell un less America be kept American -Tariff Is Kmtolletl By means of a protective tariff Wa have saved Amerlcsu agricul ture, labor, and Industry from the mensce of having their great home market destroyed through the dumping upon It of a flood of for eign products. Under this wise pol icy we saw an economic revival, and our people as a whole, In mark ed distinction from sufferers from ' the financial distress and depres sion of other lands, have come Into an era of prosperity and plenty. As a source of revenue the tariff sur passed all expectations In produc ing an annual return of the unpre cedented sum of about $660,000,000. ' A ttecai panes' watch plaoes ft large 1 end much needed revenue In the public treasury, while stimulating business to a condition of abound ing prosperity, defends Itself against any criticism. Its merits are demonstrated by Its results. We have protected our own Inhabitants from the economic disaster of ar Invasion of too many foreign peo pie or too much foreign merchan dise. The -people have never come to full realization of the Importance of the Washington Conference. It pro d tired the one effective agreement among the great powers In all the history or civilization for relieving the people of the earth from the enormous burden of maintaining competitive naval armaments. X do not believe any conference ever did more to promote the peace of the world. I am perfectly sure that none ever did so much to reduce the cost of government. By removing causes of Irritation, In which lay the seeds of war In the Far Bast, our own country received Incal oulable benefits. Only when that was done could disarmament fol low. What had always before fail ed, then became a success, A pol icy was adopted which was more than revolutionary. It was sublime. It demonstrated at last that peace and good will are not vain illu sions, but actual realities. The credit for the Inception of this epoch-making policy, and 'for Its practical conclusion, la due to the Initiative of American statesman ship. These are some of the larger aspects, though very Incompletely depicted, of what this administra tion has been doing to promote the welfare of the American people, A survey of the economic condition of our country, the Industrial peace which prevails, the mighty Influ ence which our moral power exerts throughout the world all testify that It has been without success. Govern men! Held Sou ad There are those who would dis regard all this for an undertaking to convince themselves end others that the chief Issue of this cam paign la honest government. In all my studies of political history I can not recall an administration which was desirous of. a dishonest and corrupt government that, for the purpose of checking extrava gance, ever undertook to Introduce a budget system, Ho cut down taxes, to purge the pay rolls, to make enormous reductions In the public dajit, and to lay firmer foundations for the peace of the world. That la not the way of dishonesty. The government Is sound. But Individ- I uals charged with wrongdoing are 1 being prosecuted. The people of this country hate corruption, They know my position. They know the law will be enforced. Wherever there have been suspi cions of guilt, Involving members of any party, I have caused them to be investigated and presentation made to the grand jury. If the evidence warranted, those suspect ed of crime have been Indicted; and without favor, but without malice, they will be tried on the charges returned against 'them. . Wherever It has appeared that the property of the government has been Illegal ly transferred and held, sot ion has tnVen brought for Its recovery and will 'be pursued to a final Judg ment, No government, was ever able to prevent altogether the com mission of crime, but this govern ment, under my direction, Is doing the best it ran to detect anupunlah any and all wrongdoing. The laws of the land are bring, and wilt con tinue to be, enforced. I propose to use every possible effort to re sist corruption . in . office. The American government must be clean. Many principles exist which I have tried to rapresent and pro pose to support. I believe In the American Conatltutlen. I favor the American system of Individual en terprise, and I am opposed to any generul extension of government ownership and control. I believe not tinly In advocating economy In publla expenditure, but In Its prac tical application and actual accom plishment, 1 believe In a reduction and reform of taxation, and shall continue, my efforts In that direc tion. I am In favor of protection. I favor the Permanent Court and further limitation of armaments. I am opposed te aggressive war. I shall avoid' Involving ourselves In the political controversies of Kur ope. but 1 shall do what I can to encourage American cltlsens and resource to assist In restoring Kurope, with the sympathetic sup port of our government. I want ag riculture and Industry on a sound basis of prosperity and equity. I shall continue to strive for the economic, moral, and spiritual wel fare of my country, American clt lsens will decide In the coming else tlon whether these accomplishments and these principles have their ap proval and support. Heme astlesm Largest The domestic affairs of our coun try appear to me to be by far the chief concern. From that source cornea our strength. The home market consumes nearly all of our production. Within our own boun daries will be determined to a very large degree the economic welfare and the moral worth of the Ameri can people. These are plain facta but there are others equally plain, America, under Providence, has come to be a nation of great re sponsibility. It exists as one of the family of nations. We can not be Isolated. Other peoples exist all about us. Their actions affect us, and our actions affect them, whether we will or no. Their fi nancial condition Is not and can not be entirety separated from our fi nancial condition. Hut the -final determination of our relationship to other countries rises Into a high er realm. We believe In the broth erhood of man. because we believe In the fatherhood of God. That Is bur Justification for freedom and equality. We believe In the law of service, which tesches us thst we can Improve ourselves only by help ing others. We know that these principles are applicable alike to our domestic and our foreign rela tions. We can not live unto our selves alone. The foreign policy of America can best be described by one word peace. - Our actions have always proclaimed our peaceful desires, but never more evidently than now. We covet no territory;, we support no threatening military array; we harbor no hostile Indent. We have pursued, are pursuing, and shall continue to pursue with untiring devotion the rause of peace, These Ideals we have put Into practical application. We have sought to promote peace not only by word, but by appropriate ac tion. We have been unwilling te surrender ' r Independence. We have refused to ratify the cove nsnt of the league of Nations. But we havo ccepersted w'y. It to sup press th -narcotic traue and pro note bu ilu health. We have ever dtslre to help; but the time, the place, and the method must be left to our own determination. Cndsr our Constitution we can not fore . Ct ef US areeleeot or the congress to determine future problems when they arise. We must necessarily proceed upon tne prin clple of present cooperation without future entanglements. As peace means fundamentally reign of law, we propose to become a member or the Permanent court of International Justice, Such ac tlon would do much to Indicate our determination to restrain the rule of force and solidify, and sustain the rule of reason among nations, European Aid 11 a ns We have observed with sympathy tne continuing difficulties of Kur ope. We have desired to assist whenever we could do so effective ly. Late In December, 1922, the sec retary of state announced the Amer ican plan, which was finally adopt ed, under it the reparations com mission appointed a committee of experts of which three were Ameri cans, one of whom, Charles O, Dawes, was chosen chairman. A report has been made which celved world-wide approbation and has been accepted In principle by the governments Interested. At conference of prime ministers held towork out the details of putting this plan Into operation, I direct ed the attendance of Ambassador Kellogg, assisted by Colonel Logan, to represent our government. Throughout all this course of events we helped In the only way we could help. I believe the substance 01 tne plan ought to be adopted. By that test will be revealed wnetner Eur ope really desires our cooperation. If Europe should agree to mis pro ponal, then a private loan should be made by our citizens to uermany for the financial support of this undertaking. The governments In terested should make necessary con. cessions for the security of such a loan. In my opinion such action, by stabilizing Kurope, would result In Improving our own economlo con dition. But beyond that It Is the duty of our people who have the resources to use thorn for the re lief of war-stricken nations and the Improvement of world condi tions. As this Is written, reports indi cate that the plan of General Dawes will be adopted, and that the effort of America has made a tremendous contribution to the welfare, secur ity, and peace of the world. But await the event. When the reparations plan An In operation, I shall deem It an ap propriate time to aproach the great powers with a proposal for another conference for a further limitation of armaments and for devising plans for a oodlflcatlon of tnter- ttonal law. 1 personalty enouia favor entering Into covenants for the purpose of outlawing aggres sive war by any praotlcal means. Our country has always been against aggressive war and for permanent peace. Those who are working out detailed plans to pres ent such a policy for consideration have my entire sympathy, I trust that never again will the women of this nation be called on to sacrifice their loved ones to Xhe ternoie scourge of war. We have constantly striven to come to more complete understand ings and Improve our relations with tin America. At their request we have undertaken to compose their difficulties. Wo helped the government of Mexico protect Itself against domestic violence. There la little doubt that In extending thhi assistance and the moral support which It Indicated we helped save the people of Mexico from the ter rors of another revolution. We al so Indicated the adoption of a pol icy of making It worth while for a government so to conduct Itself as to merit our recognition. We have secured a written agreement with Mexico to negotiate a treaty of am ity nnd commerce to replace one whtch was canceled as long ago as 1881, and Joint commissions will shortly meet to adjust all American claims agulnst that country. ' Special Privilege Opposed . The federal government ought to be, and Is, solicitous for the welfare of every one of Its Inhabitants, every one of Its business activities, whether they be small or great. This la one country; we are one people united by common Interests. There should be no favorites and no outcasts; no race or religious pre judices In government. America op poses, speclnl privilege for anybody, and favors equal opportunity for everybody. It has adopted these principles because they are the log ical conclusions of our ideals of freedom. Moreover, we believe they contribute to our material welfare. We oppose the artificial supports of privilege and monopoly because they are both unjust and uneconom ic. They are not right. They do not work. No sound and enduring government or prosperity can rest upon anything but the sure founda tions of equal opportunity and Jus tice for all. it la in accordance with these principles that our government seeks by appropriate leglslatloa to promote the financial welfare of all the different groups that form our arrest economic at rurtMi. The riiuMlk'ii pmily tfupporis t pui Icy of protection as a broad prln clple, good alike for producer and consumer, because it knows that no other means to prevent the low ering of the standards of pay and living for the American wage earn er toward the misery scale that prevails abroad has ever been de vised. Were such protection re moved, the result would be felt at every fireside In the land. Our In dustry would languish, factories would close, commerce and trans portation would be stagnant, agri culture would become paralysed, fi nancial distress and economlo de presslon would reach over the whole covmtry. Before we are carried away with any visionary expects tlon of promoting the public wel fare by a general avalanche of cheap goods from foreign sources, Imported under a system which, whatever It may be called, 1s In reality free trade, it will be well first tq count the cost and realise Just what such a proposal really means. I am for protection because It maintains American standards of living and of business, fur agricul ture. Industry, and labor. I am In favor of the elastic provisions of our tariff law, I propose te admin Ister them, not politically, but Ju dlclally. As the business of the world becomes stabilised, without throwing all our economic system Into confusion, we can raise or low er specif lo schedules to meet the requirements of a scientific adjust ment. Farmer Aid Set Forth I confess that my inheritance and persons! experience have bred in me a keen Interest in the welfare of seri culture. Perhaps the very hardships that those who hare been engaged in It have encountered have caused it to be the chief source of that independ ence and stalwart ctttienship which hss contributed so lavishly to the glory of American life. It constitutes an element in our nation of such im portance ae to be worthy of the ut most aollcltude sod concern. One of our first thoughts la It.l'l was for its relief and revival. As many as 15 laws have been passed to assist and unport this fundamental Industry. Tftrouth the Wsr Kinsace Corpora tion It has been extended credits of between sod $-(X00O,- 000. Id addition to this, government activity provided shout $fe000,000 frost private source for the relief of the cittle industry, sod in the early spring of this year a $10,000,000 cor poratlon was formed, which It was estimated could furnish $100,000,000 for diversification and financial relief in the northwest. The Intermediate Credit Brinks have loaned over $Sb- 000,000 to individuals and cooperative marketing associations, which assist ed directly and indirectly over 50,000 farmers. Notwithstanding all this, sericul ture was subjected to an era of most serious depression, Several of Us great staples like cotton, cattle, hogs, corn, and wheat, suffered from low prices, due to overproduction, un balanced conditions between costs and sale prices in sgrlmlture, industry, and labor, and the disorganization of the markets of the world. But for the enormous buying power which the high wages of industry put behind the market for American food products, especially meat, the agricultural re giona would have experienced even a far more severe financial crisis. Due to a change In the world sup ply, prices of products hsve begun to Improve, even so far as to increase kind values. The government ren dered a great deal of assistance and private enterprise cooperated, but the fundamental remedy was provided, as it always must be provided, not so much through the enactment of leg islative laws as through the working out of economic laws. Because) the farmers have thoroughly realised this, they have on the whole opposed price fixing by legislation. While maintain- ing that sound position, they have seen a partial relief come in a natural way, as it was bound to come. We now need in agriculture more organization, cooperation, and diver sification. The farmer should have the benefit of legislation providing for flood control and development of in land waterways, better navigation east and south from the Great Lakes, re clamation, and especially relief for those who can not meet their pay ments on irrigation projects. But the main problem is marketing. Coop erative effort, reorganization of the freight-rate structure, good business nnd good wages In manufacturing and the settlement of European affairs will all help to pre vide better market conditions. The republican platform recognizes that agriculture should he on a basis of economic equality with other in dustries. This Is easy to say, but the farmers themselves snd their advisers have never been able to agree on a plan to provide it by law. Now that nature and economic law have given some temporary relief, I propose, therefore, to appoint a committee to investigate and report measures to the congress' in December thst may help secure this result which we all desire. I want profitable agriculture established permanently. I want to see the dollar of the farmer always purchase as nuch as any other dollar. Leadership Held Need A wise, skilled, and unselfish lead ership can do more than anything else to rescue agriculture. The -farmer needs leaders who will sta; with him, who have the tact and courage neces sary for management, and who hove the fidelity to refuse political prefer ment and business opportunity. There are such leaders. In the sacrifices they nwke to serve the farmer lies the greateat hope for his salvation. Those who toil hove always profit ed from republican control of govern ment. Under the policy of protection and restrictive immigration no defln tlon of wages has occurred. While the cost of living has gone down, wages have advanced. The 12-hour day and the 7-tlay week have prac tically been abolished. The uninter rupted operation of public utilities with mutually satisfactory and legally established methods of adjusting labor questions have been sought. Collec tive bargaining and voluntary arbi tration have been encouraged.' Re publican rule has. raised the wage earner to a higher standard than he ever occupied before anywhere In the world. The war left us with many evils. One result was the tremendous wont age of wealth. The people of this country were required to re-create very nearly one-fifth of our notional resources. All of this stupendous sum has to be earned. flVhen so targe a port of the work of ttOO years Is swept away, It Is not cosily recovered. It takes all the tremendous energy of men, of enterprise, of the vast prop erties represented by invested capital and of material, working through years, to repair the damnge and re place the values destroyed by war. .y-tfSt..rL Tt'c- -Tin make up this loss is by saving n port of whot we produce each day. It will make little difference how much we raise on the farm, or how much we turn out in the mill, if it i all tutd up or oil the proceeds are expended. We con only he relieved of our pres ent private and public burdens hy re fraining from private and public ex travagance. "We must resist private and public outlays for which there is no commensurate return. This Is economy. Whatever anybody may claim or say. there la no other method by which the people can rid them selves of their tremendous financial burdens. It is for that reason that the pres ent administration hss made every possible effort to cut down the ex penses of government. The country needs every ounce of It energy to re store Itself. The ccsts of the govern ment sre all assessed on the people. This means that the fnrmer is doomed to provide a certain amount of money out of the sale of his produce, no mat ter how low the price, to par Ms!Pblican party is concerned, I have 1( taxes. The manufacturer, the pro- mde an absolute requirement thst j w ( fesslonal man and the clerk must do jour commu.r era. . u..m u the same from their income. The means. I hope it will have a surplus wage earner, often at a higher rate Ion election dir. but it ninst not when compared with his earnings. hT deficit. ' : makes his contribution, perhaps not I "'ln n"lk' "r nd definitely directly, but Indirectly, 'in the ad-jon other requirement, th.it no lndi vanced cost of everything he buys, vidua!, or group of individuals, may The expenses of the government reach everybody. Taxes take from return ior party, .i. .m.t everyon a part of his earnings, and "" anyone gives must be given for tore everyone to work for a certain the common goon, or not i an. ion part of his time for the government, itributions can be received on no other i Government Costs Hug ; When we come to reslire thst the yearly expenses of all the govern- menta in this country have reached the stupendous sum of about J7..VKV 000.000, we get some idea nf what thls means. Of this amount about 3,!W.000.000 la needed by the na- tlonat government and the remainder bv local governments. Six-h sum Is ilitficult to comprehend. It represents all the nay of .VOOO.OOO wage earners receiving 3 a day. working 300 days in the year. " If the government should add on 3100.000.000 of ex- pense. U would represent four days ; more work of these wage earners.! These ar some of the reasons why I want to cut down public expense. I want tha peopl of America te be able to work less f-r the government i and more for themselves. I want j them to have the rewards of their own Industry. That is the chief mean ing of freedom. Until we can re establish a condition under which the earnings of the people can be kept by the people, we are bound to suffer a very distinct curtailment of our lib erty. ' These results are not fanciful, they sre not fanciful, they are not Imag inary ; they are grimly actual ond real, reaching into every household in the land. They take from each home annually an average of over $300. And taxes must be paid. They are not a voluntary contribution to be met out of surplus earnings. They are a stern necessity. They come first. It is only out of what is left after they sre paid that the necessities of food, clothing, and shelter can be provided, the comforts of home secured, or the yearning?! of the soul for a broader and more abundant life gratified. When the government effects a new economy, it grants everybody a life pension with which to raise the stand ard of existence. It increases the value of everybody's property and raises the scale of everybody's wages. One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American peo ple is economy in government. Because of my beiiec in these prin ciples, I favor economy, that the tax es of , everybody may be reduced. Much has already been done. The bill which I signed will save the peo ple about $1,000,000 each day. I want further tax reduction and more tax reform. The raising of the revenue: required to conduct our government j is intimately connected with our eco nomic welfare. If it is done by wise and just laws, the burden will be the most easily borne. But if the method of taxation Is not sound, disaster will follow, reaching even to financial panic. Our first thought should be to maintain unimpaired the activity or agriculture and industry. That tat Is theoretically best which interferes leant with business. . Super-Taxes Opposed Every student knows that exces sively high rates defeat their own purpose. They dry up' that source of revenue and leave those paying lower rates to furnish all the taxes. High rates tend to paralyze business. For these reasons I am opposed to excess profits taxeB and high surtaxes. When the revenue bill of 1021 was passed. abolishing excess profits and greatly reducing high surtaxes, it was Imme diately followed by a revival in busi ness snd an increase in the number of large incomes, so that the govern ment received nearly $100,000,000 more in taxes from those having in comes of over $100,000 than under higher rates of the previous year. But rates were still too high, and all kinds of business began to pause; sg rlculture especially felt their indirect effects. A new tax hill was passed this soring carrying still further re ductions, and under its apparent in fluence there seems to be uifl begin nings of another increase of prosper ity. Good business is worth more to the snvill income taxpayer than a con siderable percentage of tax reduction. Only about 8,ow,000 people pay direct income taxes. The remainder pny, but pay indirectly, in the cost of j all purchases, from a pair of shoes to a railroad ticket. This country hs at lcost 107,000,000 of theBe In direct taxpayers. I am not disturbed about the effect on a few thousand people with large incomes because they have to pny high stirtnxes. They can take care of themselves, what ever happens, s the rich nlways cnn. What concerns me is the indirect ef fect of high surtaxes -on all the rest of the people. Let us always remem ber the poor. Whatever cry Hie dem agogue may make about his ability to tax the rich, at the end of the year it will always be found that tlie peo ple as a whole have paid the taxes. We should, therefore, have a system of taxation under which the people as n whole are most likely to be pros perous. Our country will he better off If, disregarding those who appeal to jealousy and envy, it follows in taxation and all else the straight path of Justice. Economy should be practiced scrupulously In the conduct of a na- tional campaign. I know it Is difficult j Our country cnn not afford to let to distinguish between real service toi,nvone live off the earnings of its the people and mere wastefulness. jy0l,th of tender vean. The r places Costs have Increased by doubling of j are not in the factory, , but in the the electorate, rendering close calcu- i.chool. thst the men nnd wnmn f latlon impossible. i Nevertheless. I can perceive nnicf existence and the natim higher not be beneficial in a camj sign, as It has proved to be in government. It Is to be tested by our committees. There should bo no relaxing nf resolute endeavors to keep our elec tions clean, honest and free from taint of any kind. Only the closest scrutiny -of both the sources of con tributions and the character of ex penditures can accomplish this laud able purpose. For the first time, this has been provided for the coming campaign throuyrh the ajpointment of a competent senate committeo vested with ample anthority. The re publican national chairman has al ready volunteered to file sworn re ports of both income and outgo, in j ;""!but it ought to he Humane. It wants s the commi ee may deem service- jt0 tftMi(lh jusrf . and able and practicable. . . to .(Wf - L The statutes provide for pnblica- and of amounts contributed. But a deficit at the end of a campaign in cure that defect. So far as the re ;expect any govrrmnrium m oasis. womtn'a Influence Unfed, For the first time, after baring .opportunity fully to organise, the ! women of the nation are bringing the new force which they represent di- irectly to bear on our political af- fairs. I know that the influence of womanhood will guard tne ' home. which is the citadel of the nation. I know It will be a protector of chill- hood. I know It wM be in the side of humanity. I welcome It as a great Instrument of mercy and a mighty agenor of peace. 1 want every woman to vote. while wa are discussing some of t0, problems of tbe day. some of the changes w propose to meet temnor- ltc conditions, it la also wall to ran- Lane Special Correspondence to COTTAGE GROVE o -o COTTAGE GROVE, Ore., Aug. 15 Ueorge O. Knowlea, Gottfried Grn- berl Charles Getty., William Thum, and Carl Witte, the Knowlea and Graber forewent to Eugene Thurs day night to,attend a meeting of th, hardware people, and attend a ban quet afterword. Boon Shortridge took Mrs. Short ridge to Eugene Thursday to have her eyes operated on by Dr. Gullioc for cataracts. Ansel Abbott and family motored up Wednesday from Portland, bring ing Mrs. Van Allison home with them. Sirs. Allison has been in Port land tJie last month taking lessons in marcelling, and completing a course in beauty parlor work. Harry Rentle and brother James "Jenks" went to Medford. on busi ness Tuesday by auto and returned Y ednesday. It. F. Forward and company are furnishing household goods for tne Christian parsonage. v Key. and Mrs. Adams mored last Thursday and now. are at home on Gibbs avenue and north Sixth street adjoining the Christian ahurcn. Harry Keatle, Rci Whseler, and ember that it is equally necessary to support our fundamental institutione. We believe in our method of consti tutional government and the integrity of the legislative, judicial, and execu tive departments. We believe that our liberties find our rights are best pre served, not through political, but through judicial action. The-jronatitu-tion is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom. Wo believe that the safest place to declare and in terpret the constitution whiah the people have made is in the. supreme court of the United States. We believe the people of the nation should continue to own the i-roperty and. transact the business of the na tion. We harbcr no delusions about securing perfection. We know that mankind is finite, and will continue to be under any system. ' But that sys tem is best which gives the indivi dual the largest freedom of action, and the largest opportunity for hon orable accomplishment Such a sys tem does sot tend to the concen tration of wealth but to the diffusion of wealth. Under our institutions there is no limitation on the .aspira tions a mother may havo for her children. That system I pray to con tinue. This country would not be a land of opportunity, America would not be America, if the people were shackled with' government monopo lies. Under our Institutions success ia the rule and failure is the exception. We have no better example of thB Mian the enormous progress which is being made by the netfro race. To some of its individuals ii may seem slow, .toilsome, and unsatisfactory, but viewed as A whole it has been a demonstration of their patriotism and their worth. They are doing a great work in the land, and are entitled t.i the protection .of the constitution and the law. It is a satisfaction to ob serve thot the crime of lynching, of which they hnve been so often the victims, has been greatly diminished, and I trust that any further continua tion of this national shame may be prevented by law. As a plain matter of right law iB law and justice is jus tice for everybody. Our country hns ndopted prohibi tion and provided by legislation for its enforcement. It is the duty of the citizen to observe the law, and the duty of the executive to enforce. I propose to do my duty ns best I can. Chllil Labor Aot Favored. Our different states have had dif ferent standards, or no ftandards at all. Tor omlrt labor. The congress i should have authnritv to provide ; uniform law annlirable to the whole nation which will protct childhood. itomorrow may rench a hizher slate l,..-c -yv I'Uuenahtp. I am in favor of national defense, not merely as an abstract stutn of mind, but as a concrete mode of ac tion. I favor not merely talking about It, but doing something about it. I do not want the safety of my country to be imperiled in its dometl or for eign relations by any fn"a?o to be icody to preserve order or repeal at tack. But I propose to wnric for vol untary observance of law and mutual covennnts of peace. The government of the Tutted States represents the pub'.'c. It Is it business to protect and advance the general welfare. It want- everyone treated 'fairly, and expo's everyone !to do his duty. It must be imp.-irthi. ;hftth - nitnl . . . work done. It believes in protectinT health and inicherishlng education. It I is opposed to the domination of either ' committed to the free rule of all the are likely to hear a great deal!"" "a ""- Review. of discussion about liSernl thought I and progresfive action. It io well fori I kAK the country to have liberality thought an progress in action, but j its greatest ' asset is common sense. In the commonplace lj,in. of l!f ll..' the strength of the nation. It is not "'i" , u , , i . in brilliant conceptions snd strokes I J4"1 "'J- of Portland has r.nt- of genius that we shall find the chief i"1I,hg:,"'C ""l"1 !'T B' A' S"i;,h- reliance of our country, but in the1,.. - . rn "J. ',' home, in the school, and in religion.!" Noftflnf". n Webster and America will continue to defend the.e !Th" m Hmar went to Eugene on shrines. Every evil force that seek. " """"""r " to desecrate or destroy them will find ! " that a hither power has endowed the o people with an inherent spirit of re- VENETA I sistance. The people know the dif-1 o 0 fe.-ence between pretense and reality. I VENETA An 14 Mr. TO terial and spiritual salvation. The people want a government of com- ,mo sense. These. Mr. Chairman, are some of the hKf hLk f h,.l.l - .., .-. ....... . ........ .,u ,,; priuctptps waiyn i propose to snp- Ttorr ltecttn.e I am nuifIhuJ . v . thev are true Wiiue I .m tht thev a-e sound. 1 submit them with abiding faith to th. ,nd,m., . Ith, American people. Suburban News The Guar from Lane and Neighboring County Arbra Purcell went to Portland Sun day on their motorcycles. John Kirk of Dorena Is building a new house just opposite his home on the highway, to be occupied by the new principal, Mr. Nichols, of hte Dorena high school this winter. Prof. Nichols had rented the home of the late Allen Kirk, but it was sold re cently to a Mr. Williams. Miss Elsie Canterberry who has been visiting the McReynolds family of Divide returned Thuraday to Mon mouth. . William Edwards and Walter Coch ran came down AVednesday from Bo hemia and are with their friends in town. They speak very highly of the great prospects in Bohemia. Fannie Young nd Thee. Smith i.nv. Sundav for Shasta, Cal., to visit Mrs. Wilfred Berg. fr Clam Burkholder and son Charles Jr, will motor to Corvallis Saturday evening where they will be Joined by Mrs. Burkholiler a motner Mrs. Lydia Stoffer, and Miss Belle Riirlihnlder and motor on to New port for the week-end. They will be accompanied by Mrs. C. E. Frost. , Mrs; T. B. Roberts of Anlauf spent Thursday in town shopring. Miss Doris Lebow went to Albnny Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. Rsv Gourley. Mrs. Rosetta Tltcher accompanied her daughter Mrs. Janie Jenks to her home In La Conner, Wash., Thurs day for a visit. ' Mrs. J. P. Smick of Cnnyonville, who has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Nelson Durham, left Thursday. She will visit in Drnin with friends before going on to Canyonvllle. S. T. Perry came to town Thnrs dnv from his ranch neor Lebanon. Mr. Perry bought property in town recently. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Powell, aecom nnnlort hv Violet Terry of Cottage Grove nnd Zoln .Hayes, and mother Mrs. A. A. Hancocs, cousins i me TWels from Walla Walla, Wash., motored to Newport and spent the week-end last week. - Mrs. Edna Sullivan of Eugene nas been home the last few days with her mother. Mrs. Sarah Kerr. She return ed to Eueene Thursday. Miss Dora Mosby who hos been working in the Bon Ton the past yenr resigned her position Thursday. Mrs. Pearl McCullom Suter has taken her place. Wllhert O. Wilson nnd family re turned Wednesday night from a two weeks outing in Rninier pnrk, wnsn. John Veatch has two carloads of sheep ready to ship to Portland. He bought 1-40 head Wednesday from parties' nca- Creswell, and will ship them next Wednesday or Saturday. Emerv George from Harding, .Mon tana, who has been with his uncle. Willinm George, the Inst three months, returned home Thursdny. Alfred Beidler brought in a Dig load of bnled straw from his ranch east of town Thursdny. Snm Dnmewood who has been visit ing his relntives on Silk Creek, left Thursday for Crow to visit his cous in. Frank Damewond. Mrs. Lvdia Sarff, mother of l'. J. Snrff, will be in town Snturdny from Snlom. -Mrs. Snrff is 84 years old and Is well preserved .and active1 ns one much younger. She will also vis it her son Everett Snrff. of Roseburg. Mrs. Herbert Hreedlove and .Mrs. D. A. Lnffoon gave surprise pnrty Wednesdny night for Mrs. lntfon s mother. Mrs. Harry Hart, who wns 40 yenrs old yesterday. The Hreed love family, the Harry Hart family nnd the D. A. Lnffoon family were present and a fine supper was en joyed. Raymond Wicks nnd Thelma Thomnn of Dorena were mnrried in Eniene Thursdny. Three of the Wicks bovs of one fnmily have now been mnrried in less than three months. CRESWELL CIIESWELL. Aug. 14. Kev. J. U Stratford will conduct the services at the Methodist chnreh Sunday morn ing in the absence of the regular pas tor. The Itchekah degree was conferred upon three new members Wednesday night. After the met ting the members enjoyed a paper sack luncheon. About -15 members were present. John Try on of Vancouver is visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Tryon. A Civic Improvement club commit tee met on the Plaza Thursday to make final arrangements for the plac ing of a tennis court. Mrs. P. Forbes and children left Thursday for Medford for a visit with Mrs. Forbes parents. ELMIRA ELMTRA, Aug. 14. Several peo ple of this vicinity are now picking -'evergreen" blackberries for market. Miss Velma Webster, whose home is at Wolterville. hns been here for several days visiting. Miss Rosie Marsh returned home from Flngg Sunday. Dexter McLean of Xoti transacted business in Elmira Tuesday. Visitors at the B. A. Smith home Sunday were Mr and Mrs. Dudley -,llt. nr'iim I'lK-KWOrUl Hi Junction. Vic. Alice and' Lord Kraal of Crow. Mrs. Lucy McCullcnk and son Jesse of Crow, Ray McMillin of Vaughn, Mnrdin Hnrpole of VenK.i "",e M"a ana "lma Hnirnr vacation at Newport beach nnd other : ocean points. A. Goodwin was called to Walton 'to conduct the funeral of Mr. Hack '. P- Ker n() 5Irs. A. Goodwin and daughter Vera. Mrs. J. McCutcbeon . . ' , . ,'u"' lruse attended the gos nw,10 " Eugene Wednesdav r:,Jn,M .1'"" the ch,1 evangelist. niuns, ja.. with n., Gladys and Vin' Sialyl. fB TT ' TlSlSm- ter, Mrs. Hunt- vuiu, Grandpa MeMiiu. . i a guest in tbe Hun, , u' J calling on old friend. Y. ...""fl -"tJ I JUNCTION JUNCTION cmTT'T-l Alice Kreuger of Gold,on .H-M today buying suppiic, u,uJ "ere a.mmons of comi business trip to Jun, T r Tt... """ion tain mnat;thesTd; on business today. '""a Si, Mrs. Alice Wade left . i. today to visit -ith her d, itor in Junction Citv t J.i"-) . Mrs. F. Dvcr .j j. r erty were shoppin, , . ' li Edward F. Bai,,,! todny on legal bnsm... Mr. and Mr. J. B St. ... I ter Dorothy, of PnrlfeM m me nome or Mrs V-1 Ed F. Bailey. S,''J Mr. and Mrs. A. J tr,i, Sunday for Ti!hmv .'..T? H Mrs. Ed F. Bailey ,nd J son visited m Albany wift" Bailey's sister there, who I, Mrs. L. V. John and I and Bon of (Portland ,,. A? friends in Junction fiir Vigo Gribskov returned Wn J an extended visit with his .;.1S rin m Bend. Paul Peterson of Trit.o - Junction City Wednesday Zi Mr. nnd Mrs. TTnrnM n. , Snlem left Junction City toiUVTs visiting friends end relatives S.J Mr. Harpole was formerly i wl City boy and is now in the tm3 T I.' 1 . 1 . . . i. nii.nusM or .tionroe wuiJJ mm viBiur lonay. i C. A. Smith was in from IjJ C. P. Grimes of Bear creei J Junction visitor todsv. Nels Hultgren was in with prJ from Liberty today. I C. E. Cnrson wns trading ij jj lion irom near creeg today. W. L. Smith of Liberty ai m our streets todny. W. H. Pizer. nrnnrletnr .i White Front cafe, left tonirhtw business trip to Portland. Mrs. J. A. Reys of Bear crt J Shopping in Junction today. Mrs. George Younr and dim'' Lois and Ruth went to Kurene trrJ to see the new granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bednmaj u visiting at the W. W. Tlicks hw day. Mr. Redmond wns formerlTHi ager of a cream station here n4 now on his wny to Portland fori cation. John Wenver of Oak Gtw ij trnnsaottng business in town todit L. W. Forcht of Nnratcn vii Junction business visitor Mar. The Junction City Cash ProiJ Co. is londmg a car of wheat it Burnett siding near Corvallis. O. E. Cooper nf Boar creek i! with produce todny. J. A. Woolridge and family H in buying supplies tod.iy. H. E. Speckler and family el I' creek were shopping in Jnnctisn day. C. W. Strntton, field arent fcr Mutunl Creamery company, ttr;: in Junction on business for th pi nnny todny. Mrs. Walter Ilndfield ef fcH wns visiting with Mrs. Billy Gw today. G. W. Hnrpole nnd son S Harpole. were hauling whelt : town todny. Mrs. John Koenig and ie '1 daughter of Rnsehtirg are nsr with her sister. Mrs. J. IV.'Giin J. W. Pixley, district manirft ! the New l'ork Life Insurance r pany, was transacting busiEeii town todny. E. A. Coons of Frecwater. Ore-' rived this evening for a visit W; I? rnrrnlla Mrs. ConnS : dav nnd thev esncct to locate tw Mr.- nnd Mrs. llnrry D.ii lon v45Uui- b lv.r.S. Shormnn's father. Mr. PctmflW n r Mnrlns is doing some on the Leo cottage. The houe Jl slightly damaged during a recent . Christian Raun of Canada ii f !,, nt, tvi-wi nnd relatives ber The Christian church il kirK lawn party next Saturday e Mr. nnd Mj-s. Elmer Smith t junction City vw. Mrs. Smiths sister. Mrs. Spe. preparing for a trip c,r" anil points in northern Cantors - ... .f:ii nee l .Mrs. Irene -. ... . visit is t nesnire, is ncic . yj cv. IB livinr no I1 1 pamii!.. t-nr - hnttan Reach. y. . , ri.re stroroe. .nr. nno .ir. - -...j . u. ...I Mrs. C. . Bl Angus iiiiwu , ,ir ton were Eugene visitor! toft- M. D. Lingo of narpole day with produce. j. Willard Gray was in tW Lancaster. Rurk McFaddcn wa htW Oakridgc transacting bnsim". Jess Driskcll of llarmonr Junction today buying '"Pr""- CLEAR LAKE CLEAR LAKE. "''"J ni. . number gstnerfa Brown home Wednesday J party, Those pres. Hand Johnson Slid listed . . r.n. Mrs. Charles nn.i pr-i and Mrs. G. Smith and M v of Spencer Creek "J" Oren Brown also a"" Wallace Brown. , Hoitimen ' their crop. . . i,ft Lynn Zumwalt !'? , The Fisher broths f Will Fisher tad beel . lie market Salnnlav. . j Ed t-innii Saturday. Iiirkercns had tteir ...it DANCE AT HARiy M. W. A. ball, iridaj. , Eugene Music. ENET r- T V Ursoc " . jgf. I Saturday niat. l rs- Mrs. Charita Hart of Council j,;