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of lg>yn w ho. otherwise, would develop into enemies
of society.
Oregon is now the leader of all other states in
political reform and if the Governor Weat "honor”
jiolicy proves a winner, which all goes! citizens
hopes for, another "Oregon plan” will add luster
to the state.
Politically Independent
Entered at the pewtoffice at Scio, Oregon, as aecond-claaa
mail matter.
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N AMERICAN WHO has settled in the
Australian providence of Victoria, a man
of high rank in the engineering profession,
semis an item of information which ought to in­
terest American voters. It is as follows:
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"The unspeakable fraud and rascality of the
50 tariff shows mor«* plainly here (in Australia) than
75 at home.
1 Ixijght some hay miking tools last
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week.
They
are manafactured at Springfield
751
Ohio.
To
get
here
they travel more than halfway
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U5 around the world, pay .*> |»er cent duty and the
agent’s commission, yet I get them for 1-3 less than
the Ohio price.
"That is the kind of protection th«* Ohio farm r
5<) votes himself.
"Owing to our rapid growth the state works
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U» could not build locomotives fast enough.
Twenty
were bought in An < rica aid twenty in Englanr*.
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all made after Victorian design. The American
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engin«*s ar«* ch<ap< r t) in the British by 15 per cent.
Why then should tin Baldwin works lie j rotected?”
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Long time »landing arl*. contract* made on application.
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Albiny it going to m tk<? the eayle scream, this
year, without an oration nor the reading of the
venerable I • filiation of Independence. <>f course,
not much attention is giv.*n to a it i of July oration
unless the s|H*«k *r hipp ms to be a man of national
r. |f ¡I". \ < t
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i> friend» have
made a mistake. If we are to make our national
birthday on** of mere «porta. devoid of all senti­
ment. it is far b-'.tT that we forget the day
entirely. We ought not to forget the thought
or inspiration that the day suggests.
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WHOLBALL DEALER W
E GONERNOR WEST'S new prison policy
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proves a success, .he will add another ■■
large straw to the Oregon reform regime.
Until but a few years ago. a criminal was treated
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as if he was an irredeemable outlaw. He was
regarded as a "bad” man who should be treated
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with the utmost rigor. Now a more humane policy
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t moot prison
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is the first to place prisoners on honor and. with
Governor W< t’s confidence placed in two of the
A. G. MAGERS, Prop.
two exceptions, the trust has not been violated. It sixty prisoners h<* ha» grien alm »st complete liber­
is said that the sixty or more prisoners who were ty t<> has been violated. These two skipped out.
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faithful to the trust placed in them, are very much However, other "tr j«ti»*s” have committed a like
chagrined at the conduct of the two that cut and heinious offense against the penitentiary authori*
ran.
' ties, heretofore, and others will, probably, do so
A. SHANKS
If not more than :«> per cent, of the prisoners in the future. Bat if the governor's plan results
Manufacturer and Dealer in—
violate their honor liberty, the Governor’s plan in making men of th* other, fifty-eight it will,
will lx- regarded as a splendid success. It will, in certainly, prove a most valuable and humane
Harness and Saddles
a measure, restore the lost resjieet of the prisoner innocat i >n.
Cardan Trimmint
Repair Wark Solicited
for himself and. at the expiration of the prisoners
AH Work Stridir Guaranteed
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term, place him before the world a reformed man,
The c >st for p ihlishing an itemized list of county
SHELBURN. OREGON
in most instances.
During the month* of May. June, July,
Judge Ben Linsey, of Denver, has pursued a expenditures would not be great, were it published
August. September, on date,
somewhat similar |s>licy in dealing with juvenile in all of the county papers. It would, also, make
THE ESMONB HOTEL
shown below, the
public
any
di
|x>ution
to
graft
on
the
part
of
those
offenders. By appealing to the better or moral
Centrally locatml, good
nature of these boy« and by trusting them, he has who have bills against the county.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
rooms, prices moder­
originated a method of treating these youthful
ate, colli teous
Will
sell
round
trip
ticket*
from
Secretary
of
State
Olcott
has
placed
a
ban
on
the
offenders, which has given the judge a wide and
treatment
most enviable reputation before the world. Be­ habit of state officials paving "tips,” to be charged
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Scio
ria
Portland
Correr
Mo-risos
»nd Front Streets
sides, he is making useful and respectful citizens up as expense against the state.
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EXCURSION
Fares East
N<>w come« ,om«* more "friemto" of
the initiative ami referendum am! pro­
pose to stab both in the back with the
provision that only the prewnee of the
county clerk and in hi, office can a citi- '
zen ,ign an initiative or refereendum
petition.
Thia would lie wor»«* than requiring 2f>
per cent of signature, in,lead of eight.
If to thi, wa» a<ide«t th«* ,tab the legis­
lature propose, to require that a major­
ity of all going to Ithe poll», whether
voting on ■ mrMurr or not. to affirm- ;
Itively vote for a mcuurr then the
initiative would tie a great hulking
corp«e. The first would r««quire that a
citizen go many mile» to sign a meuure
unle«, he Went to register or had »«»me
other buainra, with the county clerk.
The requirement that men go 60 to 75
mile» to register work, a great hard-;
»hip on the p«*ople now.
Tbeeecond
would give every ignorant or carele«*
voter a vote against any and every
meuurr he dal not vote on at all.
Th«* real friend of the initiative will
let it alone. All it, false friemia want
to creep ujxin it with mnw sort of
deadly thrust in the dark.
What 1« wrong with the initiative and
refervmlum? The people have voted
down every mea ure that wa« an attack
upon it ,o far. The people have vot«l
intelligently and discriminatingly, using
far better judgment than the average
legislature or city council. The idea that
the Initiative i, being overworked i, a
cry gotten up by the special privileges,
whose tiencficiane« realise that it is go­
ing to »top wime of their long k* .alized >
piraciee.
PORTLAND
OREGON
u follow,:
True, »«me county diviaion measure* tack on one is an attack on the other.
F are,
lumbered up th«' ballot at the last »late Th«’ w>*kingmen of Oregon, whether in To
«•lection That wa* th«* fault of the field or in «hop, should not allow dual Detroit, Mich
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legislatures previously that refused to to be flung into their eye, by any men B<wton.
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make proviaion for county divisions, It or nailer», no matter how great their New York .................
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was also the fault of ,ome »harp reputation. Influential men have tieen W a*hingt«>n, D. C.
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booaters, who expected to get their fooled where they could not be bought, Atlantic t*ity....
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money back, and who had their finger«
lionet men are sometimes led astray
rap|Mtd so hard by the people that they by catchy phrase« Oregon »hould »tay
will not drop any more money that way with the initiative and referendum.
Sale Dates
for a long time.
June 5, 7. 9. 10. 12. 16. 17, 21. 22, 23.
True, a large number of rr.ea,ur< s the
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p**opk* wnnt«*d have been pa» ««rd that
July 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 19. 30. 26, 27 and 2H
didn't suit the big interest. The in­
D<> you know how many word, in th«* August 3. 4. 5. 14. 15, 16, 17. 21. 22. 23.
terests blocked progressive legislation
Englmh language mean crowd”? To a
2M. 29 and 30.
in Oregon for a quarter of a century,
foreigner, anxiou,
to muter the September 1. 2, 4. 5, 6 and 7.
and, of course, a number of measure*
came before the people that th«’ legis­ language, it wa« explained that a crowd »■top-over» within limit, in either direc­
lature should have passed. Among of »hijm ia termed a fleet, while a fleet tion. Final return limit October 3!.
An abstract BEFORE
them wa, the direct primary, grists in­ qf *hc«*p ia called a flock. Further, a For fare, one way through California
come tax on cor jxirat ions. Statement flock of girl, i, called a Iwvy, a bevy inquire of any S. P. agent or write to
you buy property—its
No. 1. forbidding legislature to call of wolve« i, callc-d a pack, and a pack
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of
thteve»
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called
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gang,
and
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an absolute necessity
conatituional convention, giving th«*
gang
of
angel,
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calle«!
a
host,
and
a
General
Passenger
Agent,
Portland
petiple power in various form», etc.
if you want to kiiuw
The big interests fear that th«' |»*ople host of porpotoe, ia call«*d a ahoal, and
about
the validity of
a «ho*I of buffaloes i* calk'd a herd,
will now inc power to re-enact in a
arid a herd of children I, called a trcop, I
your title.
permanent form the gross income tax,
D ju > JoMtutoo
aixi a troop of partridge, i, calle«! a Ge«. W. Wfifht
to tax special privilege», to reach out
Honestly, to buy a
after land monopoly tn one way or eovev. and a covey of bcautie, i, called
piece of teal estate
another. Therefore some men of in­ a galaxy, and a galaxy of ruffian, ia
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fluence and standing are tiring rn- calle«! a horde, and a horde of rubbish
without an abstract is
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called
a
heap,
and
a
heap
of
oxen
is
couraged to attack the initiative with
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
taking
a blind chance
thi, proponed reform or that, every one called a drove, and a drove of black­
guard«
i*
called
a
mob,
and
a
mob
of
of which would cripple it, paralyze it.
on being sold an ex.
ALBANY
whale* i, call«! a »chool, ami a school No, »-♦ Wrl(ht BU(
poison it, bury it.
both Fkono
pensive piece of lili—
OREGON
The people nrnl to keep their weather of wor»hi|M*r« I, cal)«! « congregation,
gation.
eye open for the prominent ami eminent and a congregation of engineer, is
citizen who endorses a measure to take called a eorpa, am! a corp* of robber, j
OUR abstracts are
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away from them the power of the in­ 1» called a band, and a band of bee, i,
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correct and complete
itiative to the »lightest degree. It i, calk*>t a »warm, and a «warm of people
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called
a
crowd
London
Answer,
working ail right, just a, it is. It in
not injuring the people in any wa/.
Some idol, of the pp«n>ph* may hit the
Some people can increase price, a* OVER WOODÄORfHS DRUG STORE
dost trying to tinker it to suit the big the cost of living advance», but other,
BOTH PHONES
business beast of Oregon. The refer­ can't. If you do, you will be boy­
endum i, in the same class, and an at- cotted.
À ALBANY
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