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the ¡icuple. by the people, for the people.
PiliUcil Aiiiarcitil
One <dea should never be lost sight of in discuss­ In thi* cnlumo will b* pnbliah*.)
ing any and all political ideuma and that ia tl>* «rniuctim.ii of »or cittaan who
aapir** to lha ra« <ii>iaa* for any vS«w.
'’Government was instituted for the happiness of aubjv. t to th* w«1 of th* *ul*r* at lb*
man,” Men exisG-d before governments and lorlnc-xuitig primari**.
Politically
governments are the creations of man. There- ’
an voter* of
fore, if tne machine proves inad- quale for the To * th* Rapubii.
Linn County:
work required, let us improve it until it will per­
I tar. by aiui- uuca ui»«*lf a* an aapir-
»lnl*r».| »1 th* (»■•' '* e kt '
, Or*,-
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•ul, aubj*> I to y>uir wi I at tl^h.rItMooa
form the required function.
mail mattar.
These up|>onanta of Statement One say they are n>* prituar* *l*ct<-n. for lb* can Iklacy
in favor of electing senators by direct vote of the fur Ilia wfll« • <.f
COUNTY RECORDER
people. We doubt the honesty of their assertions.
rim iwiiki « KVirrav rittl>AV nr
GRANT EROMAN.
Our primary law furnishes the nearest approach
Praaat l Racurdar
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to this desired end which is possible until the
turn >■ *wi> fu. irai a r«.w.
State constitution as amended. Statement No. 1 To th* R*publl< an «otar* uf
Linn Connty :
simply ¡»oints out a method by which our primary
NI'IIMf-HII'lioX RATI «:
I l>*r*b* sniM'Uixw myaaif *• an aapir-
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law,
in
the
selection
of
senator,
may
not
miscarry.
II
One year In ailram«
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am. a '«)*ct to y •** will at th* furlbr- a«-
.. I ftp I If the majority party is foolish enough to have in* primar« al*> tiuu, for th* «and dac)
On* «ear, at * ih I "I rear . .....
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One year, at an.1 ul Ì rear»............................
t Ina year, at an<l of S yrara ........ ...
.. » (>• three or four candidates, while the minority |>arty 1 r 11.a tfi■ . I
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Hi* month* Intilmus
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has but one. who receives the plurality vote, com-1
COUNTY TREASURER
Three month* in a«l»*nc*
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mon
fairness
would
dictate
that
the
plurality
can-|
J H LEATHERMAN.
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Alban*. Ora*, n
lidate should win.
He is liable to be the better
•nan and.also, such a result enables the majority
Io Ilia Republican Votar* of
WHY NOT CONSTITUTION A I.?
to kill off a lol of people who think more of per­
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sonal preferment than they do of (tarty success.
I b*r« by anm.ji.c* miea'f an aspir­
The outlook at the present time is that Governor ant. *uhjr<< to »« u' • ill at the forth*««**
NE OF THE claims of the knockers of State
Chamberlain
will have a larger vote than either in* primary ala» timi, lor Iba caudHlacy
ment No. 1 is. thnl its observan'« is n viola
fur I ha • •IB a of
tion of the Federal constitution. /\ enre- of the three Republican candidal«-«. It is even
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
ful rending of the con.Mtit .it ’.'i v
f id to s' ■ ■•■» possible that lie may have a majority over al1. If
1 J BUTLER.
any thing preventing a legislator h- i- g instructed s > the N»: wh thinks his election snould be ratified
Albany. Ora*' o.
by tne legislature.
or being obligat«1«! n to lf a .■
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■ nor Chamberlain re-
any measure that may come lu fore the legislator
cv
ves
a
majority
vole
of
the
people and the legia-
forgftion; even to the extent of v«>tinp for I’n b
I h rrbv inno Hire
«n
States senator.
If a constituency wishetl to re­ liture, being Republican and unpledged, would re­
rati»,
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t<»
t<»ur
will
at
the
forth-
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quire its representative in the legislature, to vot fuse to ratify f «' p «-< i !'1<- b
y
j palmary • » ■■ a, for th* ««u-h
gonian or anyone who believe* in n
for. sav John Smith for United States senator; I’
da« y mr lb* «irti«-* of
Oregonian or any constitutional lawyer, will not justify such action by the legislature? The N ews
COUNTY JffsiE
undertake to sav. the Federal constitution pro d a» not believe Governor Chamberlain will re­
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hibita such instruction?
Then, if the legislator ceive a majority of the people's votes. But he is
Prwaant < out ty J nda*
may be instructed to vote for Smith or Scott or very likely to receive a plurdtv vote; consequent­
Jones, the matter of the particular politics of the ly be better entitled to the office than either of his I o th* I >*ui«jcralic Volar* <>f
L.iui County :
If a majority of the legislature
individual voted for. so far as the constitution is c »moetitors.
I h*r*b* aim »nc« my»*lf a* an aspi­
s loTid be S:.tl« !!H-nl One men. and they are
concerned, cuts no figure.
rant, »ithj-ct to mur Bill al Ilia fiutli-
h
»nest, he will I m » elected. Otherwise not.
The majority of the Republican party does not
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primar* ala- lion, lor th* candi­
As the N ews sees matters, every reformation da« y for ll.e ■ •flic* of
particularly object to binding the legislator to vot«-
Col STY JUDGE
for the Republican voters choice; but renig at re that has been placed on our statute books during
'he
past
four
years,
depend
on
the
election
of
a
C, !.. *11 AW,
quiring him to vote for the people's choice.
Such
Bric* I’rrrincl,
Statement
One
legislature.
Should
the
Republican
Republicans place the interests of the Republicat
I* (> Albany, Or*gn
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ss
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m
succeed
in
defeating
Statement
No.
1.
that
l>arty before the interests of the jwople an ! sucl
reasoning carried to its logical conclusion Would ii to say nulify it. they will next attack the pri­
Only a Dog.
place |>arty aliove country ¡•artyism above patriot mary law its self, as being inimical to the interests
of the Republican party. Then the Initiative and
ism.
The greatest fear of the Oregonian and other R -ferendum will in turn set aside, and an era of
opponanta of Statement One is. that Governor corruption un|»aralleled will follow. All this will
Chamberlain may receive a majority or pluralty or be the case, if the bosses again get into the saddle.
the popular vote. That, with a popular majority "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” never I««. *ho**d itiarn in bl* a**ry d IV life
The only sale I a oti I might kn w th* man who *a»*
of 30,000 votes, the Republican party, through a was more true than it is to day.
til* «(«■•■Py poiaoA to in* «!■<
I ba»*
divided political opinion, will be unable to concen course for friends of reform is to vole for no man !»■■ drairs t<> carry ahraical injur* t
trate enough votes upon any one candidate to elec' for the legislature who will not subscribe to State- that man. but uul* a l.-air* to malts him
him over Chamberlain. Then, of course, if a inn nent N > 1. The Republican bosses have throw n a '«*tt*r and a gentler man b* painting
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- r Ih 1 and l.i-
jority of the legislature was bound by Statemen' |own the gauntlet We dare not let it lie. If we
«ufl.rmg»
»\«r man* da**, under «kill
n-
would
preserve
the
progress
we
have
made
in
One, the Governor would be elected. Such a re
fill treatment'4 a veterinary, ai d lb*
suit would sjw*ll dir* disaster to the pie countei form, we must fight and fight hard.
ii'iram* of tinwho luí*.I him. Hit
devotes. Therefore, any means to prevent such ;
fought againtt th* atit. ta of th* drug,
inner < pinplaining. n***r allowing r*-
calamity must be provided; no matter at what
The candidacy of both Mr. Cake and Mr. U’Ren a*ntm*nt, rrwanlin* avary afT >rt in hia
cost. And the surest way to accomplish this r«-
Iwhalf with a aag d hi* tail or with an
suit is to elect men unpledged, sufficient to con­ for the nomination for United States senator, cari
*tpr*** >n nf t'«ank* from hl* kindly
load
to
but
one
result
1
a
plurality
of
the
Republi
­
trol the legislature; so reason the Republics!
*v*.
hi th* laal r.'.ort of hl* Ilf* h*
bosses. So far the bosses have made the most can votes for Senator Fulton. This is an unsatis­ 1 ira. r*-! I.imaalf to m* f*at, raiaed hia
A clean cut tight for and ■ «Irnuptng inuule ami laid it in my band,
noise about this matter.
The pe ople are to be factory condition.
against Statement No. 1 in the Republican ranks, a* oft l'*e »*•>■ a chilli rrpa* a wear*
heard from later on.
As a matter of fact our form of goverunieiit i- is very desireable, at the present time. The , haad on motbrr'a knee Thu* ha <ll*«l,
and in th* <l*atli *iaa* upon hit Brown
dominated too completely by party r . e. The po N ews believes a majority of the Republican party • «•a I th. hi *hl I rea. I a meeeage of
litical doctrine of "To the victor belongs th« Honestly favors the election of United States sena­ pMrtldti f if th* «hipp ng I gave him nnr
s(>oila" when coupled with extreme pnrtisanism tor by the people, and w ith either Mr. Cake or .Mr. lav when anger had driven from mv
and more or le s of dishonesty on the part of th« U’Ren as the candidate representing the State­ h*w«l that fair ?«..»* of r«-at *n which
spoilsmen, hns undermined and shaken our sys ment No. 1 element of that party, would receive a should direct lha m »veníanla of men, if
B it to divide not ot d<hft 1 havF never t*een ahle tn
tern severly. Unless corrective feat ire-.
¡ch a- k < mh 1 major ty of the Republicans.
a epi the leechin? «d ih«»ar anvient»
the Initiative and Referendum, the I »¡reel Pri­ the friends of Statement One, means a plurality wi <» hrhl that at death time tiie • »•ila of
mary including Statement No. 1, etc. shall come for Mr. Fultom Of course the present conditions *nrti an«l w>»tne<i aoniwlimee are irai •
to the rescue throughout the country, w«- will be are v< ry satisfactory to .Mr. Fulton. If both Cake frrrvsl to the h slh i o( bir«la and >1
compelled to conclude our («olitical stn'ern, ns con­ aad U’Ren slay in tiie field, Mr. Fulton ¿nd his but if 1 . "ild arc* pi that view I ahuuld
friends can give their en’ire attention to the elec thoti l*e’i<ve that mit dav U»rre live*!
ducted during recent years. is a failure.
earth a rar» and radian a»»"i
tion
of an unpledged legislature. If they succeed Upo
Oregon is the pioneer in these reformatory
within thw I mm I v «d the ^entleat woman j
measures. Of course these measures are crude in their desires, no matter if the Democratic can­ t i«.’ • »*r - a »! t • hr pillen
* d bl •-
Yet the.v are a move* didate should receive a majority, at the polls. Mr. the an u w.i i *i r g » d p' «*.»«< • »d
and not yet what we w ish
ment in the right direction and. the ¡»eople believe, Fulton or some other Republican ai II b<- toe wih- th*’ when »he !i»*l the tl*ilh of the
I mm I v f e ; al« »
. frr I her w ««li to
a great improvement over the corrupt partisai ner. So the people should fully understand that th«- -I*
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a » /
tc and
methods of the past At nil events, ti e corrupt the jHTmanence or success of our efforts to elect j -.» I
» »«
B i I ca t hrhe a • teh
j i, C alwa «
practices of the ¡»litical bosses under the old sys­ senators by a direct vote, depends upon tiie main- th'Hgw and sli 'ha! iv i«-ft I >r u>e uow ia
tem, drove the ¡nsqile to the adootion of the tainance of Statement No. I. The political senti­ t«» K'i «• t Hit |.| uh diw ii.pv /ir le i a ■
present plan, incomplete though it may be.
If ment of the senator elected is of far less conse­ p t r * > - I »• ••• »■ with a pr»» ii a
ibi a
Irfv to • »ive to iitke hi own
these knockers of Statement One would give their quence, than the maintainance of the principle of
I't ' t n •. men
• fleet »> newluit the
talent* to the building up and txrfecting the rub his election by the people. Tne legislature s tould leteoi a in lovailt and Iliftdiwee artpii’wd
vALAVAN a Mck.NIUHT,
of the people, rather than to destroy the prngrvs understand, once for all, that its only province in by cm.iact with n»v d<»tf. And »»,
we have made, they will write their num« s much t ie election of United Stales senator, is to ratify Bit, g>Mid-b|e —-04uinbut (Neb.) Trie-
grain
I le choice of the jn-uple.
higher on the scroll of fame.
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However, we have always had politicians of the
In a*l*rt«n( • count* ■IB«**, fltnaa*
“Rule or ruin” order, such as the Oregonian and n
Linn county collected about $225,000 in taxes ■ piallifi,at«. hi alioul.l rul*. rathtr Ilian
few would-be-bossea down in Multnomah county.
Money appropriated for county and ¡«olilicei <>r charitable »aniitiicul. A
They know full well the enforcement of Statement ■ last year.
pood
state
purjsises
amounted to $152,000. This leaves : man ma* lw • l»rui<>cr*t • Republican,
No.’ 1. destroys the old time ¡»olitical rings am1
a Prohibitionist or • Sicialiat, **t b*
Judge Stewart’s ■ ii«tioi>«>at or incompetent. II* ma*
liosseH and that their power for political evil will $73,000 yet unaccounted for.
article
in
last
week
’
s
issue
did
not make the a <r |>|>l* and worthy. **t not p>«aa*aa
be greatly limited. True, bosses may grow up under
■natter
quite
plain.
The
debt
of
$30,000 or over th* abiiltv I" diacliar** th* dull** ■■! an
any and all reform systems. When they do they
tine
the
state
for
the
last
half
of
1004
taxes were ulbr* propvrl*. W * ar* atx'ut to **l*cl tin-ana* of that fart, tbs N*w* 'hinka it
will have to be eliminated, just as we are endeavor
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a n*w b>«rd «»< county offi. rra
A num would b* (ooliah to turn him dowu and
ing to eliminate the boss ridden political conven­ io be paid; yet Judge Palmer claims over $50.000 l«er >■( th* pr***el itH Uinl«*« la ar* «land­ rspiacs him with an untriwd n an. On
in cash and uncollected taxes was turned into
tli* other hand, a chai K* might r-ault
tion of the immediate past.
ing for rw-*l«ction.
If lh*y ba** <l<*
But. for the sake of argument, suppose State- hxlRe Stewarts court with which to pay it A charycd th* <iiiti*a of thrir r**p*cti** ■ n arriirtn* a Iwttrr or mor* competent
■ >tfl«-*a, hon*«tly, •< ono'iiicallv and cap­ ■ ■tficer. Hut to mak* th* change ami ply
ment No. 1 doe. conflict w ith the Federal constitu i,ltle more ‘’*P|a"allon '•»
op­
ihe ^antiam ^Icu
Independent.
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Scio Livery »nd Feed Stables
Pruprictora
Hucks conne:t irith all trains both at
West Scio and Munkers.
Our riqs arc first-class and our horses
driccrs. Prices reasonable.
tion? Suppose we find the Federal constitution ‘
unequal to the demands of the conditions our. If the money that ia appropriated for state
modern civilization requin-s?
In the civil war colleges, should be added to the public school fufid
dayi we found it necessary to add the 13th, 14th ,‘n,i the
increased, if necessary, to make the
and 15th amendment«. The conditions then seem-
hc I»« m »I fund amount to $15 per aclwlar.
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don t you think the improvement in the quality
ed to require those amendment.«.
resent con-, r,.su|(jng to ¡he public schools all over the state,
ditions may require the enactment of further would be a greater attraction to the emigrant than
amendments in order to insure a government of j our present condition m school matters?
to "paaa a g»«ni linn* ’round" lacertain-
ly a manilaatatioa of unwiadotn winch
:* d*h t*r>..u* to th* publii a»r»ue
W *
1«. ««*■* •¡■*« tai fllii**« and capability for ar* ghoul to avlvrt public hirsd m*n
llrir r-'ap*cti*« position*, th* Raw* l^rt u* ua*. at l*a>t, a* food judgemml
l«*li*«*a th*y ahonld tw r*-*l««ct*d. Linn a* w* do in **l*rtin* th* private hired
Hamah aentiment and peraonal
rout t* I* *ntitl*d to th* **ty l«**t man
•*r*ic* a public o(Hc*r can giv*.
If h* party fa*<*rilian*. and think only <>f th*
ha» l»a«l *ip*ri*nc* which will *nab|a goal of th* public and yon will mak* no
hot» to giv* lb* public a bvttcr *«r*ic* utialaks.
ably; if th** ha** l«r*n accom.-latin*
and nni-artial in th*ir conduct with th*
[public; if th*» ha** ahown that tb*y
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