Eastern Clackamas Nfws
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Estaeada, Oregon
UPTON H. GI BBS
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March 4. 1920
O ur Political Complexion
Aa (he political pot la bcKlnni ng
to w a r m up, and soon the wo ul d- be
ca nd i da te , or I i I h a g e n t ,
will ho
a br oa d In the land, it ma y he us well
to s t at e ug a in the poli tical position
of the N K W S
Wh en wo a s s um e d
c h a r g e , we a n n o un ce d t ha t In p o li ­
tics It would be Independent,
lly
that we do not moun n e u t r a l o r n o n ­
part isan, both of wh ic h t e rm s h av e
re ce nt ly a e q u i m l u n de a i r a o i e c o n ­
notations, n o one in . v nuru 10 a new
poli tical p u n y unit'll is tar n o m ne-
111K wh at a c a l l s iibelt, a nd tne o il ie r
in r ega rd 10 iiio war, wnen n e u t r a l i ­
ty hccuuie impossible.
We mean wnut we wr ite 1 N DK-
I ' K m i K i S 1, or p er ha ps non-atflliated
to a ny p a r t i c u l a r p u n y .
Not thut
we are i ndifferent to politics, but it
IfUs a l w a y s seemed to us untui r tor a
pape r like (lie N K W S , wh ic h 1 h a
s mal l uilaii and s e r v e s a cl ie nt e le
niaue up 01 different poli tical a d h e r ­
ents wi th no one party in a l ar ge m a ­
j o r it y , to t a k e a p ar t isa n staml.
lie-
sides the mission of the N K W S is not
pr ima r il y political.
If It were, ii
wo ul d r e qu i re an e di to r of different
culi be r to its present one. P e r s o n a l ­
ly we are republi can and expect to
vote the st rai ght r e pu bl ic an t ic ke t,
unless ma y b e in the co u nt y offices,
f or in these the man not his politics.
Is t he inula c onsi de rat ion
We are c o n t in u ed in o u r d e t e r m i ­
nation by the k n o w l e d g e t hat o u r
vi ews are p er f ec t ly innocuous, to use
a word f rom the ponderous v o c a b u ­
lary o f u f o r m e r di st ing ui sh ed p r e s i ­
dent.
No m a t t e r how br ill iant , in
ou r pri va te opi ni on, o u r poli tical e x ­
pressions a re not worth a titikers-
itam in effect.
( T h a t Is not p r o f a n e
a l t h o u g h it may so s o u nd ) . O u r p r e­
vious e x p e r i en c e in the mi ni st ry has
only too surely impressed us wi th o u r
l imi t a t i o n s
Ot course about e l e c ­
tion time, the country e di to r r eceives
a few b ouqu et s from poli tical a s p i r ­
ants, bui we h a v e had too ma n y of
the kind c o n c e rn i ng our pulpit e f f u ­
sions, to be decei ved as to t he ir real
wort h.
W e a re not c y ni c al , f o r t u n ­
ately a sense of h umo r has sa ve d us
f r o m that
Hut li ke the Mi ssour ia n,
we shal l have to be shown be for e we
be lie ve that we ma te ri al l y inf luence
.tublic opinion in our l ocali ty to any
ma rk ed extent
We wish to he perfectly f r a n k We
s hal l accept poli tical a d ve r ti s in g f rom
any party which i- uot di sloya l, at
cents per inch paid in a d va n c e ,
net to tin p ubl ishe r
Hut we r eserve
h*' i i g h to • \press our opinion as to
tlie var ious me asur es a d vo ca te d, an l
we may even co mme nt on some >f
the c a n d i d a t e s in a Jeu d ’eaprit, as
ou r F re nc h allies would say.
No doubt ou r de ter mi nat i on will
be a di sa pp oi nt me nt to some, but as
we are paying the bills, we h av e a
right to . a l l the tune, or pitch the
key. and o f ou r paper we would s a y .
" A poor thing perhaps, but it is our
own **
The Race for U. S. Senator
The N K W S c o mm en t ed last week
on th> p ro s pe c ti ve race be t we e n R o b ­
ert Stanfield and Senat or C h a m b e r -
lain it both sh o ul d secure the nonti-
1 at ion* of t he ir respective par ties
The e di tor was t ak en to task by a
war m s u p po r t e r o f the former, w h o
•eema to have d i sc ove red a s lu r on
Mr Stanfield u The r efer ence to his
harr’l
It w.i* not so i ntended, for
I he e di tor *vp. vt- to voi* for Mr
Stanfield, as h a v i n g li ve d f or n e a r ly
f ou rt e en y e a r s in e a s t e rn Or eg on , he
has a w a r m s e nt i m e n t f or t ha t par t
o f the st at e, and be lie ve s that it
sh oul d huve g r e a t e r poli tical c o n s i d ­
e rat ion t ha n It has h e r e t o f o r e e n ­
j oyed.
Hut this does not blind his
e ye s to the fact t h a t S e n a t o r C h a m ­
berlai n as poli tical a nt a g o n i s t , is e x ­
c ep t i o n a l l y a s t u te , and has a p p a r e n t ­
ly hypnot ize d or b a mb oo z le d ma ny of
republican* into vo ti ng for him, and
will c o nt in u e so to do.
We c o n f e s s t hat we a d m i r e his
a st u te ne s s bu t we h av e n e v e r voted
f or him nor do we e v e r e xpe ct to. W o
hnve seen h i m a nd t ri ed to cat ch t he
mel li fl uous a cc e n t s o f his e lo que nc e,
and a dmi t t he p le as a nt ne s s o f h l 3
s u a v i t y and af fabl eness.
B u t as wa s
remarked
o f the P o rt l a n d J o u r n a l
" t h a t It w a s i nde pe nden t except
a bout el ect i on t ime, w h e n It had a
p ro nou nc ed l e a n i n g to the de m o c r at i c
part y, so o u r a s t u t e s e n a t o r Is n o n ­
part isan wh en out vo te g e tt i n g , but
s t r o n g l y l ea ns to the d e mo c r a t s when
it caiiies to t h e a p p o r t i o n m e n t of pol i­
t ical r e w a r d s
H e d e s er ve s well we
a dmi t, at t h e ’ h an d s o f his p ar t y and
would m a k e sp le ndi d m a t e r i a l f o r a
de m o c r at i c v ice -p res i de nt i al nomi nee.
Last Mo n da y the r a i l r o a d s r ev er te d
to p r i va t e o wn e r s h i p . It will be l ik e
u n s c r a m b l i n g s c r a m b l e d e g g s to get
t hi ng s to r i g h t on ce more.
A y e ar f r o m now it wi ll he m o vi n g
«lav nt t he W h i t e H ou se, W a s h i n g ­
ton, D. C.
The Successful Man
1S the one who deals where he is satisfied
that he is getting the most for his money, and when
he finds that he can make a saving of 5 or 10 per
cent takes advantage of it.
W e do
not claim that we
per cent less
than
sell everything 10
our competitors, but we do a
large percentage.
Som e merchants make special prices on one or
two.articles below cost to draw trade.
intend
selling
W e do not
anything below cost, but we will
guarantee that our prices will average very close
to 10 per cent below any prices our competitors can
make you.
If you can purchase anything at a lower price
The Banker
Politicians are free to make
capital by denouncing banker»,
and too many o f the rest o f us
have been all too willing to agree
with the politician,
says the
Clovis N. M. Journal.
There is in no community a
man who does more for that
community and takes as little out
o f it as the banker. You are in
doubt as to the money affairs,
may be you stand to lose several
thousand dollars in a transaction
and you consult a banker. He
sits down with you. and gives
you freely o f the time that is
worth good money to him; he
tfives you the benefit o f counsel
that he has been years in learn­
ing, and you depart on your
way with a mere thank you.
And too often you forget before
the end o f the week that the
banker did you a favor. The
banker has won the respect o f
his community simply by playing
square with the public, and by
devoting all the time he can pos­
sibly spare to making that com­
munity a better and brighter
plate in which to live.
w. s. s.
Uncle Sam sold $134.230, 097.-
84 worth o f Thrift Stamps, War
Savings Stamps and Treasury
Savings Certificates during 1919.
according to a report o f the Sav­
ings Division o f the Treasury de­
partment.
Probably twice as
much was lo&t by less cautious
investors in fake oil stocks and
similar worthless paper.
than we make less the 10 per cent, buy all you
t
need as you ^an be assured you are buying it right
but get our prices first.
East Clackamas Supply Co.
Your Satisfaction is Our Success
Why the Electric Cleaner?
There is really no comparison between the ease
and thoroughness with which an Electric Cleaner
removes dirt and the difficulty of sweeping.
True, one C A N clean rugs and carpets wthout an
electric cleaner. A broom or carpet sweeper will brush
up S O M E of the dirt; and if you like the exercise and
have plenty of time and strength a broom and a carpet
beater will do the work after a fashion.
In the same way one can wash without soap.
W ater alone will remove some dirt if applied with
enough “ elbow grease.”
But people use soap because it cleans more easily
and better than water alone.
For the same reason people use Electric Cleaners
because they clean more easily and far better than other
methods.
E L E C T R IC S T O R E
E L E C T R I C B U IL D IN G .
• BUY YOUR ELECTRIC GOODS AT AN ELECTRIC STORE.”
Owing to the water being shut
off Tuasday. there was no school
held in the afternoon.
Be sure and read the “Want" ad*.
It may mean $ $ for you