The Santiam news., August 26, 1910, Image 4

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7//f GROWTH OF INSURGI VC V
improvement over the old one, so far as the inter­
ests of the great body of consumers was concern­
ed.
But the splendid fight made in both the
House and Senate oy the insurgent meml»er». now
transferred to the people and insurgency is being
endorsed in almost every state, in w hole or in nart
as fast as the opportunity is presented. Indeed,
the people seem dL«i>oacd to insurge in a more
intensifi«*«! form than did those congressmen, who
incurred the displeasure of Speaker Cannon.
When the special se«sion of congress adjourned,
it was a common saying among the regular repub­
licans that "Insurgency is dead." It developed at
the regular session of that body, which adjourned
a few weeks ago. tha’ there were quite as many
insurgents as at the special session. They were
sufficiently nurnerutis, when united with the
democrats, to force the appointment of a new rulei
committee, of which Speaker Cannon was not a
rnemlier. Since the adjournment of congress, the
people have taken the matter up and whenever an
expression has been had. almost every state ha?-
dec are<l for insurgency.
Indications now are that the next congress will
be controlled by the insurgents. It is. also, quite
probable that President Taft is now trimming the
administration -ails, so that the ship of stale shah
ride, unvexed, in the insurgent sea» A new tanfl
bill, based-upon justice to the consumer, is a logi­
cal sequence.
gon may pr >p« r. v ba m M toba toa laadtr oi Ì.
insurgent states. In th«- adoption of reforn laws, è
whiih has brought the government closer to the :
people than that of any other state, Oregon can.
therefore, lay claim to being the pioneer in reform
legislation, and as this legislation completely pul» •>
cut of business the old machine methods, just as
the Cannon machine was overthrown in congress,
the word "insurgent" rightly applies. Like Sena­ •1
tor I«aFollette, the first great insurgent congress­ ■■
man, Oregon is not so lonesome as she was som«-
months ago. She now has Kansas, Iowa. Missouri.
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< »k iahoms, Wasliingt-ni. Citiifoniia.
Wisconsin ar.d several other states, following in
her footsteps, in a measure.
In everyone of th«States above mentioned, the
old party machine, which was satisfied with the
then existing condition, is now the bitterest of
enemies to the insurgent or progressive element.
Like the Cannon machine in congress, their power
for evil must be curtailed by reform laws. Toe
government in all of the states, must be brought
nearer to the people. This can la? done in no other
way. except by an insurgent movement in som«
shape. That is to say, the people must rebel
against the old political |>arty machine, before th«
evil can lie corrected. And the only way that thi»
can be d«»ne, is through the [»allot at the polls, and
which the people seem disposed todo as rapidly as
the opportunity comesabout.
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HH STUDENT of politics cannot help but
note the extraordinary spread of insurgency
throughout the nation. When the word
"insurgent” was applied to American politics, it
limited IO applicirt..Hl io ;t f< v '■
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gressmen who dared to opjiose the regular republi­
can machine, of which Speaker Cannon was the
House leader and Senator Aldrich wielded the con­
trolling influence in the senate of the regular re­
publican organization. But now the t.rm is ap­
plied to the electorate throughout the nation, which
refuses blind obedience to the political leaders.
Nevertheless insurgent congressmen made a
strenuous fight to secure tarilf reduction as it had
liven promised by the republican party during the
last presidential campaign, the old guan! maintain­
ed the mastery and the tariff bill enacted was no
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ÏO1ERS HUST BE ON GUARD
Of all the rights which the voters of
Oregon
haw w».n for themaelvea
through the initiative, none is more
vital than the right to elect United
States senator by |x>pular vote. State­
ment No. I is the bulwark of this right.
In the coming session of the legislature
an attempt will be made to eliminate
Statement No. I from the direct pri­
mary law and to strip the people of the
power which it confers upon them. No
man with eyes in his head and with
brains in his cranium can fail to per- j
ceive that th» plot ia on foot and that |
it will Iw consummated next winter at I
then unless Staten« nt No 1 candidates 1 titled to the free ueoof water ami lights
and should not be favored sltovc the
are in the field against them.
I here is still lin.c enough to firing
forward Statement No 1 candidates
for the legislature, and it is the duty
of every voter who telievea in the
principle to see that this 1» done in his
own county. Nominating petitions f«»r
joint legislative candidate« that is for
candidates whose districts comprise
more than one county- tnu»t be file*!
with the secretary of state not later
than Saturday, September.'!. Nominal
•ng petition» for legislative candidates
who arc to be votid for in one county
only are filed with the county clerk and
the latest date of filing is September R.
Full information as to the form of the
petition or as to the numla-r of signa­
Salem unles* the conspirator* are fore- ‘ tures required can lie obtained from
stalled by the |>eople.
anv county clerk or by reference to the
In one way and one way only can the provisions of the direct primary law.
The machinery is simple. The pro
people insure the preservation of thi« 1
all inqiortant right. That wav lies in
the nomination ami election of legisla­
tive candidates who are pledged un­
cun promisingly to them ainlainance of
the | riociplc emlmdied in Statement
No. I,
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visions of the law arc clear. To put
good candidates in the field is easy.
The duty of the individual voter is plain
a wl urmistakable. If this duty is
neglected, the nckoning that must
follow will be heavy. Portland Sunday
Journal
legislative ticket in Multnomah county.
For precisely the same purpose assem­
bly candidate« are
being placed in
nomination all < ver the state. These
men must be defeate»! and the oppor­
tunity to accomplish their defeat will
be presented in ihe primaries on Sept-
But they cannot be defeated
ation of a trar a former at thia time and.
Second—from a str.ctly business stand­
point.
Considiring that
the
linn
County Fair association ia locate»! out­
side of the corp« rate lin its and does
not pay any lax toward« the rxpenae
of operating and the upkeep of our
light and water system and is not en* 1
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and againtt lh»«e who oppoae there is
no malice and wl flat defeated it is only
an event in life net aioically and fear­
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With cot scioua clear, in my
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You, also, allu I«- to the oppoaing
councilmen as not being public spirited,
over conservative and in opposition to
enterprise«. If giving away the busi
ness of the city to a non-taxpayihg
motive.
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indirectly and, if aucceasful. will natur­
ally absorb the profits and the city of
Scio will not ta- known in the division.
The Fair association tap the water
main and ek-ctric light wire« nt the r
own ex|>ens«, as all other users inside
the city. The association does thia
from absolute necessity. demanded by
the concessionaire» and the city re­
ceives revenues from the concession­
aire«; but thia, to my mind, is no g<od
reason for the great privilege to the
corporation. The Fair, founded for
financial gain, receives light ar.d water
free the church, directing us to the
improvement of our moral condition
and the place for preparation for
eternity we charge for lights furnish­
ed.
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The Linn Fair association is an
organised laxly for profit, directly or
corporation to the city
am all of these.
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citisena who maintain the plants.
Advocates of the aasembly cunningly
argue that Statement No. 1 la not an
issue in thia campaign because no sena­
should, I say that we are not pablic
tor is to be elected at the coming
spirited, over conservative and in
»• «aion of the legislature. The argu-
To the eriitnr of the N kwh — Notice is opposition to enterprise, because of our
n ent is false amt misleading, contrived
taken
of your comments on th" action action towards the church? If any-
f< r the purpose of throwing dust in
the cy< a of the voters ami deluding of three councilmen for the city of i thing slivukl Le said it would be to the
‘bat we are not taking the mat­
tl em into a mistaken sense of security, | Reto, who opposed the purchase of a
the furnishings of ‘•r ot ‘h* future life serious enough
The one prime object of the campaign transformer ami
is to "stick the knife in Statement No. electric light* ar.d water to the Unn j for own future wellfare.
It ia not the aim to be in <>ppo«it on
1," as was bluntly declared many County Fair aarociation free. That
months ago by the aaaambly'a chief you associate the action of the three to anything pertaining to the Fair that
newspaper advocate ami organ. It was councilmen with that of a nvnprogena- haa a tendency to make our moral and
with this end in view that the assembly ive, when, as a matter of fact the I financial condition better, a« a city or
leaders ami their allies, the |>ublic ser­ o|>po«ing councilmen base their action community; but the free u«e of water
First the poasible elimin­ and light», is from a purely buxine««
vice corporations, pul forward their two things
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