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' 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have repealed: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primary law repealed;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They want the referendum repealed and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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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nary to control.
It now seems that Mr. Bryan could see
that a candidate of this character will win out at the elect
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further into the future than could *his critics. President
ion. A convention of delegates can be manipulated ami
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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
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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
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people must control transportation lines and compell them to tCIC
that is just what all ef our reform election laws are calcu
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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