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SHALL THE PEOPLE HULE?
HF. LEADING political issue to be decided,
by the |>eop|p, next November is Shall the
People or a few political bosses and bosslots
control the state government?
Oregon enjoys the distinction of having brought
government closer to the people than any other
state. With our Initiative and Referendum, the
Recall, the Direct Primary and Statement No. 1
and the Australian ballot, the jsilitical boss has
been completely put out of business. Through the
assembly he is now making strenuous efforts to
recover his lost power.
The fact thnt under the workings of Statement
No. 1. an United States senator has been and can
be elected in the short space of time required for
one roll call of the legislature, without scheming,
trading or bribery and without placing the senator
elect under any obligations whatever to the pro
fessional politician nnd wirepuller, is a mutter of
great dissatisfaction and chagrine to these men
who were, mainly, responsible for the old time
biennial disgrace at Salem.
No wonder the
assembly plan has been concocted; for the restora
tion of intrigue and the handling of br’be money,
is a matter of vital necessity to these dethroned
boaaes and bossleta. In fact, unless the assembly
wins out, these gentlemen will, actually, have to
go to work in order to get a living.
The Oregonian says that the Direct Primary and
Statement No. 1 gives the state such United States
senators as Jonathan Bourne and, worse yet in its
estimation, a democrat in the person of Geo. E.
Chamberlain. Without setting up a defense for
Senator Bourne, (for that gentleman seems abun
dantly capable of defending himself.) we simply
refer to the fact that an Oregon legislature, some
years ago, elected a McBride to that office, a man
who could not measure up to th standard of Sena
tor Bourne in many respect«. Senator Chamber-
lain has been elected to office no less than six
times, in localities larg«dy republican. Tais ought
to be sufficient evidence to establish the fact that
the people like our junior senator and have conft-
dence in his integrity. As attorney general of
Oregon, as prosecuting attorney for Multnomah
county for two terms an«] as governor of Oregon
for two terms, he has made g<xxl and the people
believe he will makegood in the most exalted posi
tion within the gift of the state. Had Mr. Fulton
been the republican nominee instead of Mr. Cake,
the N ews believes Mr. Chamberlain would have
been elected, just the same and. mavhap, by a
larger majority.
Nor do the railroads and other favor seeking
corporations like Statement No. 1. The railroads,
formerly, could and did furnish money to pay the
campaign and election exjienses of candidates for
senator whom they desired, thereby p'acing such
senator under such oblications that, until quite
recently adverse railroad legislation by congress
was unheard of. The railroads got about every
thing they a.sk«-d for and, goodness knows, they
never failed to ask for plenty. Besides the enor
mous grants of land given the railroads, they now
receive more than eight times what the service is
worth to carry the United States mails.
Senator
elected by the Oregon plan, are under no obliga-
thns to the railroads. They can look at proposed
railway legislation from the peoples viewpoint.
Had the member- of the United States senate been
composed of members elected by the people during
the lan«l grant period, it is quite probable that
I’nch* Sam’s
intthavt been so ra;
WHOLESALE DIALE» IN
ly depleted. Place just one dozen members in that
body, elected oy the Oregon plan and. it is dollar-
to doughnuts that the railroads wiil get nothing’
from congress other than what is just and right I
If California had a primary law like the law w«
have, she would be free from the domination of •)
T'Irjkon» N ais 175
14! ISk CcmmercU! St.
the Southern Pacific in a short time.
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But coming back to the subject proper, the peo •1
A. G. MAGERS, Prop.
Salem, Oregon
pie will act wisely if they reject every candidal«
who wears the assembly collar. No candidal«
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itis. Some good men have been named fcr offict
an
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by the assembly men for whom the N ews ha»-
the most profound respect; but, we trust, everyone
■ >f tin in will be defeated at the primary electiur
or, if they should be nominated, they should b«
Carefully prepare«! i»v <*«unpett*:it an! exp*-rienco<l
defeated at the general election.
employes thoroughly faiiili.tr with the records of
The maintainance of all of our reform laws is
Lian <'minty. Accuracy, m tin - ami dispatch is
the only guaranty that the people shall continu«
our motto, \\ c ar«* now abstracting the instruments
to rule. It is of vastly mor»* importance to re
filed I iJ v i i I can -■••■ve tin- mibli m . t ellicientlv.
tain these laws, than is the success politically of
We use the nmst m Ivin and up t< date
in of ab
any man or |>«rty. The assembly is. proltably,
stracting * An unlimited amount of money to loan
the last attempt the |>arty bosses will mak«* to
<>n G per «••■nt. p -r annum mi approved farm security
overthrow reform laws. If the people will march
BOTH I’lluMIV I lli Ol HCi:
I I I I PlloM OR WHITE
up to the polls, next November in solid phalanx,
determined to protect their own interests at all
hazards, «he victory will be won for all time. To
this cn«l, the friends to reform should have but
one set of candidates, so that there will not be a
divide«! vote. If this can be done and good clean I
men are named for office, there is not a ¡»article of
doubt what the result will be.
A continuation
along reform lines of government will give Ore
gon the honor of being the best governed state of
the nation and as the government of the United
States stands at the head of the governments of
the world as being the most enlightened an«i of
the broadest liberty of the people, it can be seen
that Oregon will occupy a most enviable position.
Therefore, let every friend of reform laws get to
work. You may have a neighbor who is wavering
as to how he will vote. Seek out that neighbor
and, in a friendly way. couns«-1 him to vote for a
continued forward movement in the science of THE ESMOND HOTEL
government and never for a step backward.
Standard Liquor Co
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
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ABSTRACTS OF TITLE,
Albany Abstract Co., l
CURL. Manager
Centrally locate«!, good
rooms, prices moder
INSURING BANK DEPOSITS , Wh*" ‘‘ ^uire. W1 per ■ cent of confi when we are willing to fumiah the
denee an.I
and 4 per
n«*r cent of currency
cu
dence
to do fund* for the payment of defxMiitor»,
ate, courteous
It is not »o much the question of the business of the country, why tako and do not ask the government or the
treatment
more dollar», but how to keep busy up so much of our valuable time in dis- state to art otherwise than as a deposi
J. /Ì POLW D, Pro/).
Corner Morrbon »nd Front Stretto
what we have. The public grants the : cussing the kind of securities necessary tory for the fundi.
»VCX'XMOR TO
OREGON
banker a greater credit on his reputa to bolster up th«* I per cent? Why not
Look at it from any standpoint, and POKTLANo
devote
more
time
to
th«'
more
important
j
carefully
analyze
all
the
proposed
J. L. CARAVAN
tion than a banker would grant to a
feature, and insure the stability of the remedies, and you will find the govern
manufacturer t>r m- reliant.
l!u< I» connect »¡th «li train» both at
A statement for credit from one of '.Xi per cent ?
ment will have more to do with the
eatherford
wyatt
W«- k<-« |> on discussing currency and banking businens under these plan»,
Wvwt Scio an<l Mnnkers.
these, with a showing of 125,'KX) capital
Our r ü » are flr-t class and <>ur borse»
and S100.000 Indebtedness, nearly all of more crrrcncy, when it is only through than under the insurance of deposits.
K’.» m 1 <lriv*r». Price» rearouable.
which is due on demand, would not lie a lack of confidence that we have been
Unleaa the bankers come to their
regarded by a banker as strictly "gilt- deprived of the currency that rightfully »••n»cs and do business, we will have
Office in Riunii» rn Blurt
nlge,- a nd »• curity would b<- asked for iM-k.ngs to 11».
the government in the banking business
ALBANS
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Ouano
a loan * any amount, arxi yet thia is a
An em«-rgency currency, based on on a grand scale, and our strongest
The lk *t Piace in Portland to Kat
better statement than the average furnishing sufficient confidence for the competitor, so much so, that when we
banker offers of hia condition to the M per cent used in business, will be a look backward, the friend« of the A. G. PRILL, M.
I» at
failure and a disappointment, for. in insurance of deposits will be looked
D.
public.
up*
time
of
panic,
the
emergency
currency
There is no gmxl reason why the
on as extremely conservative, and not
banka, and through them the commerce would be l«>ck«si up as fast as it was as socialists and destroyers of the
of 85,000,01) of people »houkl lie so radi issued, aixi Would not do the business reputation of banks that flatter them
•I Meet end of the Mortis»«» Street
cally «tiaturbed at a time when other expected.
selves that they are able to do business
bridge.
Telephone,
Exchange
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There have been many plans suggest regardless of the rest of the world.
conditions ami remiurca were never
equalled, because of the action of a ed to improve and remedy our financial
:
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OREGON
I fully appreciate the personal worth «CIO
few high-grade promotor» am! gamb system, but all except the guarantee of and reputation of the honorable banker
deposit, are baaed on the insurance of
lers.
(Succi.sort. Riner Rr«.)
who has, and is deserving of the confi
These we shall always have, but their more cuir ncy in times of stringency, dence of the people. Thia is generally
PROPRIETOR.
— Manufacturer and Dealer in—
p >w, r to in,i re ought to be kept down and not one without a guarantee, or true of most banka and the undeserving
to the minimum, so that they woukl else backed up by the government, or are few in comparison.
i I!onitss anil SaHilhs
>1 ISCRIHK FoR
not hi able to create distress bejond both. Then why should the friends of
During th«* recent unpleasantness,
their own associates and immediaie tl e .e measur« scry ’•socialism,” “pat r- many of the country banka deprived of CarrUfc Trtamlar
Fefsir Work Sotkltrd
the
I ut under our present nalism” and ctler bad names at the
cor n -etions.
All Wcrk Strictly Guriotred
!
I
elievers
in
the
g
israntee
of
deposits,
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system this is impossible.
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