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The republican party, by a large majority, assisted in
i placing the primary law, including Statement No. One upon
j our statute txioks. Npr has there app-ar«-d any dissatisfac
tion, of cuns««|urnce, with the law as it now stands from the
rank and file of the party. It is only the disgrunttod ami
dethroned bosses, peanut pohtkians of ward ami precinct,
who are roarmg for th« »«««mhly Later «ievelopmenta will
uhow thia rtatement to be true.
A tietter course to disrupt and defeat a ^«•l»< rful political
Enterad at the postoffice at Scio, Oregon, as aecond-claaa organization could not be devintai. Outside of the cities and
towns, a vast majority <»f th«- republicans oppose the a»s«-mbly
mail matter.
plan. The grange ia almost solidly op,«>»cd to it, while there
arc at least, a strong minority In the cities ami town» wl o
will refuse to "follow my leader" into the assembly camp.
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If the democratic party |«-s»«-»»«-d a gtxxi harmonious
„rganixation, it would be the victor in nearly every state
¡>¡'(¡(1 EH
; and congressional election, next fall, wherein the "stand
IcniToN * ni > rmiCKiini».
pat" element cor.trolls the machinery of the republican
party. But democracy, in some stat*«, seems to be domi
MfllMCRir'riOM HATEH:
nated by th«- Interests, as fully as arc the republicans. So
I n*gno«ticatlo¡ » a* to what will be the result of mat Novein-
One year in advance .............
l>er, is a m<-re matter of gu« *«wnrk.
()m- year, at «nd of year..,.,
In Oregon the i«»u«* wifi I-« «¡rar cut Under our wr’rfit
l in« year, ut • roi of 2 years
One year, at end of 3 years
primary law. the ,x «•■.-!■> rule more completely than
Six month» in advance..
other state in th«- union. ”3hall the people continue
ThrvO month* in advance
■r will they surrender that rule at the command
R.tigle c«»py in wrapper.
I Losses?" will ba the issue. There is no doubt but u
p opli' will wiR out ami administer a lasting rebuke to boss-
sm, if they become projx-rly sruu«ed.
The asscmblyit«-« ho:«- the opposition to their schemes will
Card of thanks
lx- <;ivíd. «I that there w ill lx an anti republican ticket am!
S|»ecial obituary notice», per line
Extended wedding comments, per line
a denwerstic ticket as well. With the op|>o»ition thus divid-
[lieplay ml«, to I m - changed weakly if desired, one column
icd, the aasembly hopes to i-lect ¡to carol dates. Such division
wt l<- f-ii- h inserthm, per meh
shoukl not exist All friends of th« primary Is*, as it now
ItiMine»» local» per line first insertion ..........................
»tatxl». «houid < «>r- i-ntrate thetr Ton es upon the election of
Each subm-quent insertion ;x-r line .. ................ . ........
Ixnig lune standing ads. contracts made on application.
but on«* sot of candidates. Am! all candidates slioukl be re-
euircd to «-xpH-ss them»<‘lv<- in writing, that they are oppos-
•■d to th«- assembly. Unlrs« thev
»<«. it may lie taken for
gran!««i that they wear the »-«crnbly colar. Therefore every
THE PAH I ING OE THE H’A VS
rarwli-lat«' rhmild lie ma ." to «how his colors.
E»pc<*iaily if
h«- stamis for the legislat in-, should he lx* n*qutri«i to sub-
The republican party, nationally and in many of the »fates,
seribe to StaV
’ No. One
has reached a parting of the way». It can no longer s-rve
Uni« ■’« th« voter thus pr t«-cta himself, he may r««t as
- n.ti re«t,.' .:u-I > > t ti t.tiii the conftilan-e a
I of
the pi c-pic. Il mu»t now eith< r abandon the trusts, rail- sured that the primary law is in danger. True, no Unite«!
r< ads and protected interests, else it will be nl undomxl by Stat« « senator is to lx* • l< <«x! n«-xt winter; yet r.tnt«- sena
the people, Insurgents are of recent origen, in congee-« tors, ele. t««i next fall, w ill hold ov«-r for four year» and
■
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'I hl . ......... member» who, »eeminglv. arc attempting to
»er.— the intercut» of the people They w- in to b- al-l-- to But wherein th<- itnni díate danger exists, is in amendments
.■ I :.«toi ■ • '• - • i • «I- - a;, w m-t I.
interpret the people’» wiahra much more correctly than the t. ■ ' t-<• : I -I. : . .•*.!•
er the original purpna«- i f that law shall bedeatruyed.
regular» or majority |M>rtion of the memlx-ra of that partv.
If tlx-.-- opt - - I to th-- primary law would lx- honest and
It i» claimed by the regular» or ’’stand pat” republicans,
that insurgency doc» not »land for anything and that Insur fair, they should prono»-- an initiative measure for submia-
gent» advocate no principle nor policy. The fact that to- sion to the people, either to re;x si Or am--rd the law to their
»urgent» do champion the cause of the people as againat liking. Th«-n. should n majority <-f tin- ;>cop!-- be of like
that «if the trust» and protected interests, is sulficient ground mind, the old order of po'itical matters could lx- restored.
or principle for any congressman to »land upon, It ia the But the bo-»«-« well know that to make n square issue- of rc-
, - t.. ■ - i . «h by
only ground upon which anv c<>ngn»»mcn should starol, who p al. is to
conscientiously desires to serve the men whose vol«-« placed th«- assembly trick, that which they cannot do in an o|xn
him in office. It is the ground to which the regulars must straightforward manner.
So let every friend of the primary, the initiative ami refer
come to, else lx- retired to private life Th«- fact that the
people arc replacing those "stand pat” r« |nibllcana with endum laws get busy. All should concentrate their votes
democrats as rapidly as possible. should be warning sulfl- for «-m- set of candi late» only. The preservation of these
measures is of vastly more importance than th«- pieaervatior.
cient to cause a halt to Cannonisin and Aldrichiam
In Oregon th«-ae »«me “stand pat” rr|niblicans • FT of party. The as«*mbly p«-<>plr Ix-asVopenly that tbey pur-
endeavoring to overthrow th«- »pint of th«- primary law. po«e to set aside the spirit of the primarv law, by dictating
They are csjx-ciallv bitter against Statement No. One which to the primarv voter whom h<- shall nominate. They will do
means that they arc opposed to the election u? United States this, else wreck Heir party. Shall th«- p«ople <»r the bosses
senators l»y direct vote of the jx-ople. Their evident psrpo»«- rule is the i.roue, and which should lx- h-l-t up l-efure the
ia, to cither restore the old Ixms system, else wreck the people continually until th«, closing of the poli» on election
party. Il is cither rule or r.tin with them.
day.
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for the Equitable Life' What was th«-
worth of th«- Jfioo,ooo,(xX) or so of
asset» which they got through the con
trol of 4100,000 stock with » dividend
Secretary Shaw- and congressman
limited to 7 per cent? Was it l‘J,00',-
V reeland, chairman «if the house com
000- 1 forget the exact amount.
mitter on banking and currency, in
’’Now I am going to »»sum for the
dulged in a joint debate over the cen time being that it ia a »lander although
tral bank before the New York City
some people believe it that the United
Republican club at their luncheon States steel interests swijx-d th«! Ten
Saturday.
ncssee Coat and Iron company. I will
It ia not ao important what they said
assume that they did not, but if they
concerning a central bank although'
ha«l a central bank they certainly coul I.
they presented vigorous arguments pro ,
•'Mor»«- said the other day and rightly
and con. aa it is that Secretary Shaw
that the affiliated bank» af New York
again t<x>k ix-casion to point out the
could declare that any security what
tremendous power of Senator Aldrich,
ever was not goo J as collateral. Th»’,
and to remark on ita "affiliations."!
was no more than the truth.
Secretary Shaw will not lie believed in
And finally: "These interests can
Iowa to b«» an alarmist over the threat I
fix the price of every product we have.
of trusts, nor will it be easily credited
If you are in New Orleans and want b
that he has suddenly taken up the gag--
borrow they can say wh«-th«-r cotton
again»! Wall Street What he says i-
shall lie seven cents or whether it shall
not from the standpoipt of insurgency. '
go to ten or fifteen cents, according as
After making several reference» to
they are on the bear or bull aid«- of the
the great, wise and astute man who lx-,
market. ”
strwlcs the senate. Secretary Shaw-
It is not so important whether this
said:
connection
l-etw«-en the Standard Oil
”Wc now have a commission headed
and
stoel
trusts
and the pm|«»«e«| cen
by this great man. and we are told that !
b«- wants a central bank. His report tral bank can be established a definite
is not yet out, but we have no ikiubt a» i ly as Secretary Shaw assume», there
to what it will be, nor need any one. if j arc many able men who w ill dispute
he will conskler who la the chairman of with him as to that. But it is import
the senate committee on finance aixi j ant that the secretary expresses his
own belief as to the connection between
what are ita affiliations.”
Now what did Secretary Shaw mean ’’the leader of the senate,, and the
when he «»id no one need lie in «loubt I great trusts, and it is important that it
if he would consider that the man in ia Secretary Shaw who tells us what
charge ia Senator Akirich, ami the look these trusts are in p««ition to do and
at his "afflUations?” The answer ia have already done. Iles Moines Regis
easily got at for he give» it himaclf. ter and Leader, Rep.
The steel trust and oil trust want a
central bank, ami Senator Akirich is
Concerning Iwgtrtlsm
ftieir apokaaman. Here are a few
scatteml sentences:
Standpatism is as mischievous in the
"Do you know any important city in Dcm«x ratic party as in the Re;xiblican
th«- Unit««! State« wh»-re the Standard |>arty. ('hairman Thomas of the Mult
Oil <*ompanv dors not own «me or more nomah county
Democratic central
banks, or where the interest» that committee denies to any llemocrat th«-
control the United States steel corpora right of independent action, and says in
tion do not own likewise?
a public interview that he will "oppose
"1 believe that they could afford to the man or men who |>o»e as non
pay tha debt of the United State» aa ' partisan».” That ia to say, it is Mr.
th«- price of the charter.
j Thomas' view that for the good of the
"What did they pay the other day country partisanship comes first ard I
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principle afterward.
The Journal lielie vea otherwise.
Party is not the « nd. but the means to
an «-nd. The first thing to be consider
ed is what is best for the country, not
what is best for th«- party. In state
affairs this is emphatically true.
Principles are eternal, but the cr«-eds
of partica are man-mads and men are
mortal. Principle» never die and never
NANUFACTUIER zo4 DtALFJt IN
change, but party platforms -hange
with each varying wind that sweeps
over the co uparstively few men who
constitute a convention. An immortal
princif I«- is a safe guide, but the
changeable pronouncements of a party
convention arc unsafe. To surremier
to and be guided by the dictum of the
few men in a convention ia to abandon
the right of indepemient thinking and
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indep« ndent action, the most sacr«d
right known to man. To hokl that,
Scio
Oregon
right or wrong, the individual must
accept the Ix-hrst of party, act only
•o
with the nartv and never think for
himself is absurd.
The men who art voting for their
country, their »fate, their home» arxl
th«-m»elves are those who are guided Real Estate
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The men who arc voting always for
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plans of the few men who make the
Obtained and Examined
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platform. It ia the men who think for sete
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