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Politically Independent-
F titrrrd at th« p>Mb>tfii« at Scio, Or«K'>n, «« arcotid < ¡a--
null matter.
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On* y*«r in advance
On* rwr, at *n*l ol year..
One year, at rfwi <»f 2 yrar»
One y«*ar. at end of 3 yvar«
Hl a monIna in advene«*
Three* (iiontbe in advanrr
Single* v«*py m wrapper..,
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ung tim» cunt rari« tor advartiaintf ma<le>>n application.
HE IS THE CHOICE OF THE PEOPLE and his Mince Ilia civil ear Ibera l«aa l*»n ‘
election will maintain the indirect method of election • rue four or five rr.talon, of the tariff
Hl rang» It relato «very revieion, «• •
of United Stales senator, by the ¡>**ople of Oregon. wlmla, ha« la<vn U|*««rd
ln«lea .
We beiieve that the reform legislation now on our b.iniwer.
a corr«q»mdlng in. trace of
-tatute laaiks. snould I m - maintained; and that all »•Venue U* I hr «wvernmenl, Ihe rreult
honorable means, to defeat th»* efforts of the Ore baa beeu the rrvarar
gonian and »»th* r would Be {xditical la»Hses who are A» •lale.l above, th« pnmery pnr|»*e
llie tariff la to pr>»tu«r revenue l«>r
endeavoring to dek-al the will of the people, . of
tli« gi*v«ri*nietit
fieme tbe <iuty
should lie employed.
•liould l«e placed at tbe hlghe«t figure
Oregon may l»e denominated “The Fr»*ak State’* a.hni.«aid« eilh a free laipaltlwn uf
by th»- political machines and bosses throughout (tie foraign luminmlily. For It 1«
the country.
But when it is found that this readily »e«u Iha , al Vow«« point, a it'.ly
berm» a pn.tiibiuve to importer«;
“Freak legislation is successful and gives to the a'-old
• hrore tbe revenue ai.uld crece
Or
|M*ople a mure holiest administration of public the duty mav t»r place«! eo low that th«
affa rs. then will the-*- other states la*gin to sit up revenue «rieiug • ■Old tat con«ume>l by
and take notiee. Our legislators hold the honor tli« «1 pence of c* llectioii, Hoinmlierr
ami integrity of the people of Oregon in their tie taren thvee l «o nt reme«, the duty
ild br placad, abx b 1« the l»rii.«r
hands. With them rests the jmwer to make Ore »liu
era lie kl«a ut "A tariff lor r*«*iiii«
gon th»- admiration of her sister states; because of only.” bitte« the day »bau Ihr civil
her ihi I ii leal honor and integrity or; on, the other aar or Murrlil tariff la« aaaenaciwl,
hand, to place her on a par with other states i evary revlaum lia« been inaile «Ith the
which are controlled by grafters ami (silitical de ltrpulibiaii plan of “A tariff I r tin
prut» tlou uf uur infant iuduatrice "
generates. No man, who beiit-v« s in the rule of I ilia
lia«i« or object. A* only the inter
the majority and in honesty and square dealing, «•to«! ’'Infant” ba» l«ren con*ull«d In
will assist tm*se contemned petty politician«, in ¡ every «uliee<pient r«vi«K»u, Die rule h««
their attempt to defeat the voice of the people. bn n lu rcii-v upaaid ulienricr any
Their methods and principles are of the Sniitz <•■ fl tinkering a.,« thought unr-.Hr,.
lai f! rvvialun aa« one of the i».u.« « I
Ituef brand.
: th- j» lltnal c«in|«ign jn«l cluerd and a
apn ial eveeion of .vngreea will tie .a l«d
►..in alter March 4 uell, tu cutiaider
thi« tubjaet.
A« Ibe Keiiublicau id*« 1« ”A toril
lur prutoctlu
«e mav ««p«ct that th«
tariff will tie adjuatnl «Io g Im..
(HIVAI.I.IS BOASTS of having constructed ora
ealisf-clvry Ú» ii«e íriei Ú. ui tor pr<
■JM) d'*'elli g house- during the present year. tnliiiu tbeury. Iudr««i, the teel.moii)
N A FEW WEEKS our legislature will assemble
liriiig Im« taken by the tariff niiiimi.
Eugene, also, tells of her |iave<! streets. «km.
in. probably, one of the must inqsirtant ses
indicate« that llie pr"toct«d "In
I
welling:
and
business
blocks
as
well.
These
evi
taut«" are ix.l tu Iw t»“-tavtrd in.tori» ■
sions in the history of the legislatures of Ore
Iv
But th« Irirud» <4 the pruieclmn
gon. It is important, because one of the principle dences of |in> (.erity are a matter of gratification { itiaory li.ve Intaly hrer.i It ,m th« pe
reforms adopted by tne (»eople of Oregon, is to be to thi* ci’iz -iis of Oregon, other than those who pl«- on thi« «Utijrvt A number «»• the
Ilii-cl prm uun.nl p*i>tn Unit cuiigr««»
assaulted by ali the force and vigor its enemie reside within the corjiorate limits of these prosper men failnl to ne re-eleclnl and it «• ju»i
can bring to bear. The overthrow of our direi t ous towns; for every citifien of Oregon is interest- |-e»ili|r that th« lira c«'<,grre« m«) cun
lu It- ll.el Ur prop r III .1 «.. « IV- I '
primary law, including Statement No. 1, is and e<l, indirectly, in the financial t»n«i|>erity of each. * ■i-H-ratl'
U iu lb«' arraugvmrut ui th
Every tax|»ayer in Oregon is assisting in the pros- nr w »t hr I Ur*
w II lie the object of this assault.
Etkiv <
can I* prodm r»| tli«! >« j
It, therefore, behooves the friends of this re perity <»f both cities to some considerable extent
CMUm uf II * pioletUuu our prrwriit twrifl
Corvallis has tin- largest educational institute in
form and that of direct legislation, to organize and
hi th* ill* uUltc IIJ rr ui fitrrl rfib j
r
\ .
the state. Tne enrollment at th«* Oregon Agri Mira ' a i- ,i i »• -
urm themselves Air the battle.
cart Miarkrt for in* rw than double* th« i
Of the 90 members of the legislature, 51 are cultural college has (Missed the 1IXMI mark this pn< w at whi<h th«*y can l-r pr- titab«»
m «ti u I actor «~tt for. Amfrrw t arnegtr >•
pledged to Statement No. I; ,’W are oppoxed to the year. Of this number prokiably 900 are not resi authority
f««r I he* atatvmrhl lliat *ier
dents
of
Corvalns.
These
students
expend,
prob
Statement and one member is independent. State
rail* < ata t«r lumiuiiriuf♦•»! at a protit r
114
|wr l -ii
I br\ ar* ti * - . 1 t*
ment No. i members have it majority of each ably, not les* man $'J<0 each during the sch-iol our
raiiroa ia al | -U.'O per Ion. U L m
iyear;
which
amounts
to
$160,000,
spent
annually
house and a majority in joint session, exclusive of
iv iru
u» U m railroad met rial
• trti
ttMMH all <»ih«r prutluct** of <>ur I
the Independent member, of 13. Fifteen of the w ith the merchants and l»oardiiig house keepers of uf
fanl (T; induain*«
I b«
i***pi«*, wi
ninety members are Democrats, all of whom have that town. Then the annual appropriation by the ate lliv luint'iin r«, are (Mviiig (n»m ■«
|<wr c« nt mure fur mai Olat lurr«
fiubecribed to Statement No. 1. If the Indejwn- ■diie if .< i i.o ii ai I of half that amount by the lo 1 4) than,
til JUalK«, liiry uught i<
dvnt member will stand with the Statement 1 lle- Federal government. I h - m I- s an average special pay. I lie Bepubiitao uian <4 a lai if
w »holly rvepun«ibla i<
p iblicans, that party will just be equally divided Appropriation by the Htatc of $30,000 to $40,(MM) lilla proi«<ib»i»,
cuiHhll'‘U.
annually makes a total of nearly $300.000 which is. j For many yaare the Krpubhcaii |«Mr>
as regañís Statement No. 1.
that bitfh pridwt luliviiahh* !
The first business, whi n the legislators assem (iraci call), all i x|iende«i with the C irvallis busi- claimed
the niBLUÍa« lur« f to pay a (urrr«|M>ii
ble, will be organization. The anti-Statemcnt n<- - men, Isiarding houses, mechanics, sawmills, llig Illg!«
to III« empinyr*
Hu
tifia claim or argument ha* iwen «*• !>*<>
members will make strenuous efforts, through a etc. This amount, in addition to the ordinary ly
pumlurrd — tla tal**n«ae to platnij
preliminary caucus of the Republican members, to ! patrorage which the surrounding country supplies. «iiawi«, that we n* rarely (tear I '
tnrutiollni.
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secure the organization of each branch. Right (Hight to make Corvallis a reasonably prosperous able«
llie manóla, inter tu multiply In
here is where the friends of the Direct Primary ’ town, to be sure.
lor - ai
: « profit«;
---V end the I nitre»«-1 pru - --
BORROWED PROSPERITY.
LET THE PEOPLE RULE
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\\ i ut is true of Corvallis is more or leas true of «ni*i«. which uur pr«>t<»ctiuii miff i«»
and of Direct I*egialation, should stand firmlv to
«Il«l> r« him tu viact. «imply ailU» tu III
Eugene.
The expenditures on account of tne Ore •lr«»'iy rvaaunabl« prutlt.
gether.
Both Houses should be organized by
Amirs«
t «rurgie curnnieiu «-I th
Statement 1 members; for if they fail in organiza gon Av ricultural college and the University of Or niaiitihu
lure <>( atari iu hi« i mug man-
egon,
alkHit
all
of
which
go
into
the
money
tills
of
tion, they will have lost a |>oint of vantage which
liuod, «x niparslbely a puor man
In ■
H>r«« lue ol nut more than Ml »«ar*,
will I m * seriously against them during the entire the merchants of these re pectivi* towns, supply ,,u,
be arc sat ulate* I a fortune *>l, it ia «ai.i
tin- |ua<' J a magnificent |>a.vroll. As a natural nearly _ • I ..................
s ’ssion.
all billion dollar«, , tiur |.r<-
taii »unllj.»i «ii«bi«>i him ■ to <1.
Statement No. 1 members, regardless of political coriie»|Ui*nce Corvallis and Eugene are among the tin»
I lie American peolle rarnoil tin.
H'-ntiment, should hold a caucus prior to opuning mo t progre >iv<- and prosperous towns of Oregon. in*.ney
—; nut Amlrew Carnegie.
I Hi.
unti
.. le*
.««• »imply euatilr»! Mr. t aring*,
day and agree tqiun candidates for the respective The «ante conditions would make any other towns ■ to
lake uiouoy hum
llir
people’,
|««k«ia and plate It in hl« ua n. No«
officers of each House, There should he neither equally prosperous.
But supjM>se. for instance, that the splendid in Mr i a* ne. i can not l»r ulame-i fui
Republicans nor Demócrata; but Statement and
l.mg th •
lie did not create th« Con
come from this«* two big schools should cease. *iilmu that tn de the act tlmulalioti
anti-Statement members at this session.
va«t to to* e i»M*ii-le
Ihelauli
To this end, all Statement memlier.s, in either The result can easily he foretold. Decay, empty . Uiia
ile» aulì our law maker« and tu I bem
House, should set in harmony, secure the chair- lions t, broken merchants, and general retrogres miiat oe l*a*k lur I he reme y.
Suppue* Ih« nea taiifl la « »liuulii ta
menship of committees and thus place themselves sion would follow. So. while our neighbors are to euacteil
«Itti • Via» ut Ih« greateal g*<«l
be
congratulate«!
in
their
prosperity
they
should
in a position to maintain the Primary and Direct
lur III« nr»ai«-»t numbvr 01 iti« pe,.p|«
lina «liuu d la* Ih« t««i< prua ip » in
Legislation laws, else these measures are sure to not forget that their prosperity is due to the peo- ili«
viiai tu rni < I all la««. W Hat «•■ul
pie
ol
the
entire
state,
rather
than
to
the
exer
be effected by antagonistic legislation.
Demo
le*. Ita reauitT
III« tanfi •< linlul*
a uniti la- artaiignl «ili*, vie« ih t-n
cratic members should I m * willing to meet Republi tions of their own citiz-ns. There are other cities * cuuragmg
lite inq» rlaliim ot limigli
can Statement members more than half way; for and towns in Oregon which are equally prosper luaila g*«»i« A larga »«vanii« t*,r tu«
WoUld rr«Ult.
riil» aoui<i
do not all of them stand pledged to vote for (Jov- ous. w hose pn»s|H-rity is due to the enterprise of gul«rcm«-nt
malli«
litwral «ppr*>pri»tion. tu b
ernor Chamberlain for U. S. senator? Then go their own citizens.
niada lur ili« iuipr,ii«uiriit ut uur rivar»
• ud liariair» «nd utLi-r banrOcial pur
into the caucus and assist in the organization
|IU«««.
Tli«
lurrlga
manula. ture.
Help elect a Statement 1 Republican president and
*«uuld
Irvin« a Culli peti tur lit nui
TARILE REVISION.
iiiaikal a «III uur A mari* an manulacliir
a like speaker. You will lose nothing in commit
«r. A imiaaary ira ill auuid 1« bvllr*
tee assignments, besides you will weld together
«Itici«« al ebaaper prie««
Il cuiigt««. «aHi louk al tliMa mattar»
the Statement members in a solid phalanx, capable
F THE QlESTION OF “Tariff Revision” could Irum ihr i «ii.umer« » ira pomi, a «ul,
of successfully withstanding any assaults upon the
be submitted to a vote of the American i>eople, •tannai rvductlmi in 111» tarili •« h««lulr»
Wlll r««ull. itnt li tlia ln»uula* lur«r’■
reforms, which the people have placed on our
provided the measure was disconnected with . liitereat« ai- n« ar« cou«uite*l, whnl,
statute IxMiks, which may I m * brought.
any entangling alliance w ith any other question, uow «arili« p uliabir, *« ara noi likal.i
any iu..tortai riMui ll 'ii.
As stated in the beginning of this article, tie then* i - no doubt hut what the |>t*ople would pro tu I aa«
utll tanti rotlucliiin *« ma*l« a * am-
coming session is a most important one. It will nounce largelv in favor of a revision downward. |*algu *Mua a< d a cungr«.« Iriaudiy tu
raUuclioll 1« < l«i trd, ili« Ama* ha i p«o-
maintain reform legislation already secured, if re- Tne tariff has been a bone of contention in our pla
«Ili «unliuua t > p«y tributa tu tur
form members simply stand firmly.
national legislative halls, almost from the date of mauulaclur» r«. I li« iie. < «ail. ul pru
i« iiuu lur our Intani ( T) iiniu«tn* »
Tne very strongest appeals to |>artisan prejudice the organization of the government.
«n«i. tiu liticar.
W« «au ami d<>
will be made, accompanied by political threats,
The questions “What is the object of a tariff?" culli|>rte in tlie n ark«l« ut tbr «urli!
III.- m uulacturar« <d oll*«r iiallun«
dire and dangerous. But members should place and “Wl at is the tariff?” may require explana «Itti
Wa »«Il a iMilan and coltuu ,u...»
o
h tnorable citizenship above partyism.
«teal g*MMÌ« *>l all km .«, larm nK
< • tion for tlie benefit of some of the readers of the •Ima«,
inadiiiirry.
lucuinoliv«« l * furrigm-r
The N ews believe» all of the Statement No. 1 N ews . es|M-cially the boys and girls, and for their ai.d U«ll*«r llivm In a luiaign mark-
members are honorable men and that they will benefit we will endeavor to answer the questions. al al a Ir»« prie« tlian ili« »ani*
«uu«i« tati ha b* ugiit in uur bulli«-
firmly stand to the pledge they voluntarily made
What is thetariff? It is a sum of money which inarkat l«*r. Pi»ul ly tii« big prudi
the people, They cannot do otherwise if they our government requires for the privilege of sell "Ut lliiant ?) mdu.l !••» ar« ali e .u Jr
boni iba Au*«ricaii cunauuirr, rn-
w »uld return to their families and constituents ing foreign made or produced eommoditiea, in the maini
.blr lite inietti« ( T) tu rii ter tb« iuta g.
with stainless names. In politics no honorable markets of the I nited States. Buys, your school market ami cumpete nith ibernati...
ut tb.e« otuar cwui.t «•
itnt
advantage should be neglected. The organization books will tell jou that there is two methods of ia laclurrr«
il righi tu Ilo ibi«?
Iha Anicrfcai.
and control of legislative committees can and will a- sing these duties, viz. Specific and Adva- p«opl«, a. a rulr, ara op|»iar,| tu <1.«
mento! «UlKidie».
Y»t *n r h*gii
maintain a dominating influence over legislation lorum. The sp. cific duty is a stated amount of pay
tariti I «■ furi«« tbe |«*«*plr tu U>v ri.
during the entire session. But no compromising money required tor each article, regardless of its iiorbilaut «ub-iUer«, in tbr any ni hlab
priva«, tu uur protectnl inaiai fa. turni«
or selfish combinations should I m * enterad mtn. {value. The advalorum duty is a stated tier cent. indiiatri»«
1« Il j*i«tT
>or over tu
Every member should be free to vote upon evert u|on its value.
)«ara thè Aiu«iH-»u niaiiul«. lurer ila
l> au |irol«-ci«d al tbe ripe .»« .4 tli
measure as his sense of justice and duty to the
What is the objec t of the tariff? Primarily, to line*leali paupla. il l- q it« t m« f
p ople may dictate.
rni-* money for the support of the general govern itila nlrr tu ta» r«v«rar*l ti *t culu« tu
«bum il, ti««i« i« ou taaiv
The N ews believes it is important to the state of ment. This was the only purpose of the tariff thlnk
Otan.» bui tlie Amrri.au V"lrr
Ih»
O*egon that Governor Chamberlain should I m * until al>out the closing of the civil war when the Ulijtial «lato ol «fluirà cuuld liair la-rn
uQ.il y««re ago, bad noi l’*« prop!
elected Unite«! Slates senator. Not liecaus.- of second purpose was declared, viz. “As a protec re.
l—ru a»*eep tu llieir ngbla
privili
his personality or political sentiment; but because tion to uur infant industries.
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