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////< PEOPLE JllE SOl'EHEKLV
HE OREGON JOURNAL, of Portland, »ay» that
Editor Scott originated the "assembly" plan. If
thia is true, a cause for the Oregonion'» tremenduou»
endeavor to niukr the aaaembly win out is dinoveri-d
Just what Mr, Scott hope* to gain, of a personal nature, is
yet tp lie exposed to view. A» he is an old man with but a
few year* of business or political activity ahead, at most, it
lecmi like time, energy ami printers ink wasted, so far a»
personal reward for himself is concerned, even if the assem­
bly »hall win. Hut there are other reasons behind the Ore­
gonian's almost frantic efforts to make the assembly a, win­
ner,
The Oregonian is a business enterprise. Mr. Henry Pil­
lock. a man for whom we have the greatest respect, looks
after the business end ami, it is fair to assume, that he secs
that any proportion which the big Morning Daily advocatr»
so extensively, con tribute» a satisfactory sum b> that paper's
exchequer. So the public is warranted in considering every
editorial it publishes. boosting the assembly, as a purely
business transaction for which the Oregonian receives so
much per for.
But can the Oregonian, our recognised
greatest newspaper, afford to champion a cause for which it
has the best of reasons to believe, to which a vast majority
of the people are opposed?
When the direct primary law was adopted by the people,
and which included Statement No. I, the majority was so
great that a mistake on the part of the people was over-
whelmningly diq uted. Ami when the making of Statement
One compulsory was voted upon »cparatcly the majority was
still greater. From this last vote, a reiteration of the vote
by which the direct primary was adopted, we have a right
to assume that a vast majority of the Deople favor the
selection of United States senator by a direct vote. Now
there is not the slightest ground upon which to dispute thia
venlict. The people were so enthusiastic for the election of
United States Senators in this manner, that they were wil­
ling tb adept the Statement No. I makeshift, until th«-
Federal constitution coukl lie amended making such election
alike lawful in all of the states.
So the Oregonian has no grounds whatever to defend its
championwhip of the assembly, other than it has a personal
interest in the defeat of the direct primary law including, of
T
Admitted it list
Even a« a canary flit» from flower to
flower. Chairman George in hi» new
uka»e, flita from thought to thought to
thought. In one flit he »aid.
"The
assembly doesn't nominate, it recom­
mends." In hi» next he »aid: "A man
wh«i i* endorsed at a public meeting
shoukl have preference over a man who
ha* been privately indorsed ”
And there you are. "The assembly
doe» not nominate," but the man rec-
ommended by it "»houki have pre­
ference over a man who ha» been
privately Indorsed." That is to »ay
the open primary »houki be nullified,
and the whole power of the assembly
organization will be invoked to nullify
it The whole »cheme ia to make the
assembly supersede and set aside the
open primary, and make the holy
assembly exercise the exact and only
function the open primary was created
by law to exercise. By a chance slip
of his tongue w* have th-« frank ad­
mission from Chairman George that the
as-rmbly nomirwe shall le votes! for
and any other candidate vote»! against,
in which event, what ia the use of
having an open primary? What is the
use of the citizens coming out to vote
in the open primary if only the aaa*mb-
ly nominee ia tube «upported? What
ia the use of taking the time to v< tc
course, what it call* "the holy statement." Had there been
no Statement No. 1, the Oregonian nor its cohorts woukl,
probably, have opposed the direct primary law. It has and
ha<l a personal interest in the election of U. 3. Senators by
the legislature; for that paper ta hot ignorant tn thia pajUcu
lar. Yet there is still another reason, a business one, for
its opposition to <»ur whole present primary system. Prior
to the adoption of thia law, that paper received, annually, 's
large amount of money for legal advcrtiaing ami. amce the
»ioption of the primary law, thia advertisirfa haa usually
been done in leas expensive newspaper*. From this viewpoint,
i the Oregonian ii excusable fur making the kick.
We, in­
cluding the country weeklies, know how convenient a snug
sum of money from the county treasury is at the end of th«-
month. It helps to foot the monthly bills wonder fully. If,
therefore, the Oregonian's advo- acy of th«- assembly 1» of a
personal and business nature, the people du not find fault
except to the deception
If it will come out aquarely and
state honestly what its reasons are, its loss of friends among
the people will be leas.
The Oregonian, of course, knows which side of this politi
cal controversy to champion, from its viewpoint, It knows
which side will give the quickest return*. Hut. in the end,
we believe it will be the loser, for the people are guing to
win thia tight. It may take them years to do so.
The
assembly may impose obstacles which will take years to re­
move, But the jieople will win in the end, for they are and
ought to be sovereign.
A representative form of government is all right so long
as the r> prrsentatives do the people's wilL W hen the rep­
resentatives fail to do this, we, the pconie, will seek out a
remedy. State legislature» ami congress, for many years,
have Ix-cn singularly active in the interests of corpurationa.
Representatives in both »tale and nation, have been derelict
in their duties to their constituencies. Oregon has found a
remedy fur this dereliction and th« Oregonian, for sclfivh
r -a.»-«ns, is attempting to destroy the remedy. Next Novem­
ber the |>coplc will have an opportunity to destroy the barrier
t > their rule which the assembly is attempting to rear and.
we ho|>e, the destrurti in will be complete and for all time.
The Stw* adrnirrs the Oregonian for its fearkaaness on
most questions, but we believe it mak«»s a grave mistake in
boosting the assembly We believe it is butting against »
stone wall which is »uffi< ii-ntly adamant to resist any and all
assaults that pajier and its cohort» can bring to bear
While
Or asremldi is b -g man-pulated an ! managed by trained
puol>< i«i>» we Ix-lieve, like Jeffrie», th«-. hav<- trend too
long. They have l»ecome stale. The people are onto th«-
whole business They d«» not want nor will they have a
bunch of political has been* to tell them whom they shall
elect to office. Th«- f»e «pie are rovereign and they have
discovered that fact.
OFFICIAL
SUPPLIES
Received direct
from A. J. Resch
& Co., makers of
the beat guuda on
the market
COOL DRINKS. ICE CREAM. CIGARS,
TOBACCO. STATIONERY. POST
CARDS AND GROCERIES
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OREGON
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A G. MAGERS, Prop.
Hit Bigger British Odiar
An article in the current World's
Work makes statements under the
caption "The Englishman's Bigger
Dollar," which the tariff commission
that is going abniad might do well to
verify am! consider. Comparing the
wage« an«! cost of living of a family of
cotton weavers in New Redford, Mass.,
with those of a like family in Burnley,
England, the writer finds that the fol­
lowing wages are paid in the American
city: Weekly wag«-» of man, 99.T2; girl
of 20. 17.7*. boy of 17. $5.56; girl of 14.
$103; total for the four, $2.\M. The
actual coat of living for this family
was $21 15. Protection enabled this
family of four worker», barring »ick-
ness. to save the magnificent sum of
$3.113 per week.
In Burnley, England, the wages
were lower—no protection for labar
there. The wages were: Man, ffi.HO;
girl, $5.04; boy. $3.»2; girl, *1 47;
total, 4I7.K9. Hurrah for the pro­
tection. Th«- American family earned
$7.99 more than the English family.
But there ia another side to the
story. While, as state«!, the actual
necessary expense» of the American
family were $21.15, allowing a saving
of $3.93, the expenacs of the British
family were only $12.05, leaving it a
surplus for the week of <5.M. It
seems that if protection gives a little
better wages, it more than evens up
the score by charging the family morv
for everything it buys.
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employes thoroughly familiar with the records of
Linn County. Accuracy, neatness and dispatch is
our motto. We are now abstracting the instruments
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We use the most modern and up to date system of ab­
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Sometime ago the N ews predicted that exPresident
R«>os«'velt woukl soon get into the political swim, after his
return from th«- African hunt. Nevertheless he stated when
he was about to land on the home shore that he would not
say anything political for two months, suchaatrong pressure
haa I wen brought to bear upon him, together with his known
aggressiveness, that he has practically declared hie ham! in
favor of the insurgents. This is the jiosition that the N ews
expected that he would assume, am! ao predicted several
months ago which its file* will vorify.
Mr. Roosevelt sees
the goldi-n opportunity and he is too astute a politician uot
to step into the breach. W e are inclined to attribute Mr.
Roosevelt's insurgency to a desire to serve the people rather
than for any |ien»>nal aggrandisement which he may receive,
ami we hope never to have cause to change our opinion.
on something that the assembly has
already a*tt!«*d? With just one victory
for an assembly governor and an as­
sembly legislature, there will never be
another open primary in Oregon except
after a peri««! of convention abuses and
another ballot revolution. In his im­
pulsive flits from thought to thought,
sipping wisdom here and distributing it
then», our impulsive chairman has ad- ■
milled everything opponents of "my
high browval assembly"
have ever
contended. It* success will I m - a skull
and cross bones for the direct primary.
It is up to the voters now. Oregon
Journal
DEALER
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
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The time for filing petitions for the nomination for county
offices will soon l>e nt hand and if eastern Linn county is to
have any of these offices, our citizens should get their think­
tanks at work. We »hould have, as a matter of justice and
ri<ht, one-third of the county officials from this part of the
county. At nil events w>- *h-> ikl have one of th«- members of
the legislature «nd one nx-mlier of the county court
About
one-third of the people of the county live on the east side of
the South Santiam an«! it i» neither right nor just that nearly
all of the county officials should hale from the west aide. All
of Linn's legislators were chosen from the western portion
of tb* aounty two tears ago, as well as all of the inombun
of the county court are from that section. Thia condition
should lie rem«-died at thr coming eUction. To thia end the
N'gw < will support good men for these positions, whose
homes arc on the east side, regardless as to what their
p«ditical sentiments may be, excepting that they must be
supporters of the primary law including Statement No. 1,
first, last and all th«- time.
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SCIO PLANINB MILLS
1.1. MORRISON, Prop.
■ANU FACT VMM *nd DULEK IN
Corner Morri«.-, »ad Front Stretti
POKTLANO
OREGON
W eatherford &
wyatt
Attorneys-at-Laio
Office in Blumberg Block
ALBANY
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Osano
Sash, Doors,
Mouldin ^s,
Frames,
Shin ¡¡les Etc
Estimates and Plans for BiiNinis
furnished on short notice
A. 0. PRILL. M. D.
Scio. O re .
F.seh item in the total cost of living
in both citiea ia given. Here are a few
instances: American flour that sold in
Burnley for 49 cents cost 70 ceots in
» w*<^kr*
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New Bedford. American sugar in
The Best Place in Portland to Eat
Telephone, Exchange No. 11
New Bedfonl. Ifi pounds for $1; in •
I* at
Burnley. 2r> pounds American nee in S«]*®
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OREGON
America. 10 cents a pound, in England,
t> cents. Soda that coat* 5 cent* here
can be bought there for a half penny. 1
at W est end of the Mortlaon Street
cent Gas there ia M cent* per 1000
— Manufacturer and Dealer in—
bridge.
feet; carfare ia 2 cents— and *o on.
Protection is doing great things for
us. no doubt; it is making the cost of CanUft Triaialag
Feyarr Work $slidt«4
living so high that one feels rich if he
All Work Strictly GnariBtred
(Successor U Riner Bros.)
SMELBUFN. OREGON
I haa money enough to pay the bill
PROPRIETOR.
Physician
Surgeon
A. SHANKS
Pap's Coffee House
Harness and Saddles
CHARLES J. MAHER