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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1910)
I (The Santiam Iftnvs Politically Independent Entered at the postoffice at Scio, Oregon, as second-class mail matter. PUBI I8HED EVERY FRIDAY BY T. I.. * • DUO G ER lutrroN A»t> HI'IIHCHIin'UlN HATKNi I) 1 1 2 One year in advance .. .. One year, at end of year .. line year, at end of 2 years tine year, at emi of 3 years Six months in advance....... Threw months in advai.ca.,, Single copy in wrapper.... ADVKHTIHIN OKATFX Card of thank» ..............................................................................fit* Special obituary notices, per line..............................................08 Extended wmkiing comments. per line ......... .IIB Display ads. to be changed weekly if deaired, one column wide each insertion, per inch .......................................... 15 Business locals per line first insertion .......................................10 Facli subsequent insertion per line ,. ................................ <*fi L ing time standing sals, contracts made on application. ' SH.U.L THE PEOPLE RULE” It ought to b«- quite plain to the people what their duty Is at the coming election. The only question of transcendental importance is "Shall the people rule?" It is evident that the people who o|*pose thia principle are the people who ar« boosting the assembly proposition. If they wi-rt- content to abide the will of the majority, the« wiMiki, through a regular ami orderly manner, seek to repeal the law whirh they claim is objectionable. Let us set thia matter right by Hating the laws which the aasembly would have repealed: They want Statement No. 1 done done away with. They want the nominating election feature of the direct primary law repealed; They want the initiative method of enacting laws abamloned; They want the referendum repealed and They want the recall and corrupt practices laws erased fr. -n- our statute Issiks. and the convention manipulator were as yet, undisturbs ’. The direct primary law was enac ted to correct this evil And it has done so. Else why are the old machine politi cians resorting to the assembly in the effort to restore the okl order of things political? But even these safeguards were found insuffi-ient to cor rect all of the political evils. Men who had money and were willing to spend it, could and did canvas the county or state, prior to the primary election and effect combinations among the people which had a strong influence over the nominating election. Men of mo lerat« financial means could not do this, consequently, were at disadvantage in that regard To cure this evil, the corrupt practices law was enacted (two year* ago.) which limit« the amount of money a candidate ruay exfe-n l a« ele< tton expenses. It is believed that thia law will do much tosrards removing the dissatisfaction which, heretofore, has existed with the primary law. Now the abuse of our election» systems created the neces sity fur all of these reform laws. Had men been honest and fair in their efforts to secure office, the okl vi”a voce system woukl, doubtless, yet maintain. But our political ay-tern had become badly disease«!. A cure had to be provhied and a preventative mud lie found. And, the N ews believes, the efiorts in this direction have been reasonably success ful. If one will only notice who are the main instigators aril who will be the main directors of the assembly, he will find them comfiosed, largely. of the old time convention manipu. lators, slate makers, etc. Thi» fact ought to cause every voter, who believes that the people should rule, to be on his guan!. He knows that the«« old timers ar« bitterly opposed to ths direct primary and that they can, hardly be expected to propose a plan by which its aims would be earned out more perfectly. So anything which eminates from the camp of the enemy, should be looked upon with suspicion. When we remember thst lhexe convention msniiiulstora, candidate fixers an«! slate makers, created the necessity tor reform i legixistion, we can exfioct nothing other than hostile act» from them. These pcsple, if they could, would repeal every law that throws protection ab *ut the ballot. They cannot du so by fighting in the open. Hence the covert and subtc! assembly is proposed. Let the assembly win a complete victory and the road opens to ths erasure of every reform law from our statute books and to place the okl or a new |H*litical machine in the saddle.' No doubt reform laws are taken advantage of by una* ru- ¡iub us j-.'itic.an- The weak plac«.-« are sought out wherever a possible breach may tie made. But aa most laws are violated occasionally, we may expect no different treatment for reform* laws. But the weak place» can be made strung, so that eventually, the selection and election of an official will be tne real choice of the people. This can be done, only, in holding fast to the progres» we have already made and by the enactment of further reform law« as necessity develops. /LV OLD TIME PRINTER PASSES A IF A Y OFFICIAL Regulation .SCPPL! ES Received direct from A. J. Reach & Co., maker» of the best goods on the market ICE CREAM. CIGARS, DRINKS, COOL TOBACCO. STATIONERY. POST CARDS and GROCERIES C. G. GOUGH OREGON eNoßßäDeil A Sob rdid Overall for every use. Cut jeneroua- ly full. Two hip pocket». Felled »cams. Con tinuoua fly. tsksSgMei. OVERALLS IDWin.GWM! t CO. MMtUanwroa W- km (aMrrato O We want Your Your Your Your Your Your Your CHICKBNS TURKEYS GEESE 2000 Double Rolls Wall Paper Now they dan- not ask for the direct rrjieal of these measures' for they know that a vast majority of the people Coll Van Cleve died at St. Josephs Hume in Portland, laat would be against them. If the question of repeal should be PORK Friday, aged 77 years. submitted as a square issue. So these aaaemblyitcs, who VEAL This «imple announcement chronicles the passing of a opiiose the rule of the people, seek to accomplish by a veteran l.lnn county editor and publisher. For many yean* political trick what they know would be an ignominious EGGS he edited and published the Albany Register. During Preai failure, if the fight was made in the often. dent Arthur’s administration, the Yaquina Customs district For which we will pay The aaaemblyitea feel certain that they can win out in nominating republican assembly candidates. But they are was established ami Mr. Van Cleve was appointed the first the highest market price in extremely uncertain how antiassembly electors will vote at collector. Wishing to have something to do, he established CASH. th« general election later on. This is the disturbing element the Yaquina Hay Post, the initial number being printed at Newport, which was the first newspaper printed in what is in the spirit of their drcams. now Lincoln county. When his term as collector expired, he J F. LEFFLER. Manager In the old convention days, politicians could organise their machines, lay their wires ami the people were, comparative returned to Albany and soon thereafter established the Scio ly, helpless. There were the republican machine candidates Press in this city. Disposing of this paper in l.-Ctd. he re and the democratic machine candidates, from which the turned to the bay country and soon thereafter revived the p-<»ph- coukl make choice. In cither case, the people were Yaquina Bay Post but the place of publication was changed comfielled to vote for a machine candidate. No wonder to Toledo, the present county seat of Lincoln county. Mr. Van Cleve was a soldier of the civil war, coming to many electors formrd the habit of staying at home on election Oregon during the closing years of the war. He was mainly day. They knew a machine candidate would be elected whether they vnted or not. The people had no other option instrumental in the organisation of McPherson Post of the G A. R. at Albany. than to vote for one or the other machine rami.dates. Mr. Van Cleve was an excellent printer of the old school MANUFACTURER aU DEALER IN Hy the adoption of our direct primary nominating law. the political machine has been put out of business. Now, variety, ami had the extravagant habits usual to most the elector has the privilege of helping to select the candi journeymen printers and, though he had i-arned much money date as well as to vote for or against him al the general during his lifetime, his only sup|<ort during the last years of election later on. True, ch-ctors may make a mistake in his life, was ths pension paid him for his army service. voting for nominations of candidates, and unfit men be selected; but thia is no mure than was frequently done in thi When Mr. Bryan returned from a trip amttnd the world nk! convention days. In those dsys th« N ew » has known in a public address he pronounced himself in fsvor of govern candidates to l*e nominated by conventions who were incom ment ownership of railroads. He was ridiculed and called petent, or who were known to be dishonest, or who had a visionary. He could see thst the government must control personally shady record. A direct primary may select a DRUGGIST the railroads, sooner or later, or they would control the candidate who, afterwards, proves to tie incompetent. or government, ami he thought ownership a necessary prelimi who may develop into a grafter; but it is highly improbable Scio Oregon nary to control. It now seems that Mr. Bryan could see that a candidate of this character will win out at the elect Scio. re further into the future than could *his critics. President ion. A convention of delegates can be manipulated ami » Ripley, of the Santa Fee railroad system and President Wil combinations in the interests of favorite candidates be lard. of the Baltimore A Ohio railroad have both lately- effected, etc. In fact, moot any voter, who has participated stated that government ownership of the railroads was a In the conventions of the past, knows that such things were surety in the near future. President Ripley says within five frequently done. The N ews editor has known convent»«« ’years. When men who own and operate railway lines and Real Estate Notary Public eatherford wyatt Work to be completely manped out by a few delegates on who are supposed to not talk in their hats, give such opinions the evening prior to the day of the convention. An entire Administrator of Estates they can hardly be called visionary. Certainly, if the present electorate cannot be manipulated. Trades and combina xMna Negotiated, Abstracts effort at railroad control proves a failure, ownership by the tions cannot be effected, unless the entire people are parties government is the only alternative. For. in any event, the Obtsined and Examined thereto when, of course, a majority of the people rule and Office in Blumberg Blurb people must control transportation lines and compell them to tCIC that is just what all ef our reform election laws are calcu ORBOON ALBANY • ; ; Oaauo * work at a reasonable charge. Mr. Bryan had reasoned lated to accomplish. With our present laws, the political the question out, but made the mistake of giving hi» wire (Miller can exerctse no more influence than the most in opinion too soon. The people were not ready for the idea consequential elector Conventions havs been known to A. C. PRILL. M. D, By the time control without ownership proves a failure, - Manufacturer and Dealer in— nominate unfit and undesired candidates, just to prevent the the people will be ready for ownership. The railroad« nomination of a candidate whom the people really did desire. must be servants of the people rather than the people A mistake of this characted cannot be made at a primary servants of the railroads. Trtnualar Regair Work SsikttH , election under our present laws. Al! Work Strictly (narasteti Forty years ago, Oregon elections were conducted under SHELBURN. OREGON Telepltons, Exchange No. 11 the viva voce system. The elector simply selected hie baikit, Moat people understand the purpose and intent of the old handed it to Ihe chairman of the election board and who ’tirfie machine politician« in their efforts to bring back the SCIO OREGON immediately read the names of the candidates thereon and okl enter of things political, but the machine politicians do clerks recorded the same upon the tally sheets. This system not seem to understand the temper of the people. If these allowed political suffrage to become a mere commercial com old timers, those that are not in the penitentiary, will be modity. Soon the secret ballot law was adopted to be fol content to move along in the capacity of private citisena, lowed after some years with the Australian ballot. Under well and go<Mi. The people will let them alone and enact no < etilraliy located, good these laws the rascally buying of votes almost ceased. While more drastic election la«rs. But the proposed assembly J. L. CALAVA* Prep room», price» moder it made the buying, sale and delivery of votes almost im- method of selection of candidates, have a tendency to arvuru- ate, courteous )>ossib)e. it did not reach the main cause or root of politics| all of the combattiveness of the people, which was becoming * Hacks connect with sll trains both at treatment c >rruption. The convention system had generated a lot of dormant. The old gang is out of business and the people arr West Feb» and Muakera. pastmasters In the srt of political trickery, whose work was determined to keep them out. It is a good plan not to Corner Narrteea asi Frasi Stradi <hir rigs are first-class and <>nr liorss» done at or fbout the convention. 1 he delegi.te slate maker J arouse a sleeping Hon. i-Mjd drivers. Prices reasonable. DUCKS SCIO PLANIM8 MILLS Selected Patterns N. 1. MORRISON, Prop. for sale in quanti ties to suit qou at Sash, Doors, Mouldings, Frames, Shingles Etc BARGAIN PRICES E. C. PEERY Estimates and Plans for Bmldinfs furnished on short notice O R. SHELTON W & Attorneqs-at-Laio A. SHANKS Harness and Saddles Physician »? Surgeon Ihe Scio Livery and Feed Stable THE ESMONB HOTEL PORTLAND OREGON z——■ * ■ •• I .
