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President Wilson is opposed to
war on general principles
Who is
not? So far he ha* been able to
IMfUKD KVKKY THt.'MllAY BY
maintain our neutrality as to the
European war
Whereas, if he so
T. u ootiGta, KornciR awn raor
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• of a warlord disposition. be ha* had
En ter « mí at the noatoffice at Scio. sufficient cause, from both English
and German action tn involve our
Oregon as secund class matter.
'country in the general mixup. Shall
1 he be blamed for changing from a
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AT KND or YBAK
MX MONTH*
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THEORY VS. PRACTICE
Theory, If at all practical, w all
right
It is the pioneer of the
practice to follow, Sometime* and
perhaps too often, practice demon
strates theory to have been founded
on false deduction*.
And again
conditions are such that even the
most practical of theories l»eeome
premature and, if it is at tern tiled
to {nit them intn practice, they fail
liecauae conditions for their success
ful introduction are not rTpa, or
conditions may have chafiged bef<»r»
a theory could be tried out
Theory of government is especial
ly subject to the above suggested
feature*
While our two great
political parties agree on the gener
al features of government, they
differ, or think they do', on some of
pacifist to that of placing our coun
try in a condition of war pevpared-
n«*sa. when the war cloud seems so
threatening'* Conditions caused him
to. seemingly, change front. So is
he not justified in doing so?
The Mexican civil war was a heri
tage of the Taft administration, and
while there ha* IwAn an endeavor,
by a Mexican faction a* well as an
influence on thia side of the line, to
cause this government to intervene,
he ha* refused to so involve our
country. The murder of American
citizsms who. for reason* aatisfactory
to themselves, elected to reside in
Mexico, while exasjierating. he has
not deemed sufficient cause for
intervention, Such casualties Could
be atoned for hereafter. Anyway,
such Mexican American residents
They knew.
are partly to blarny
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spirit of fairness and just dealing,
there is no use for a man from the
remote {««rtlons to contest for an
office and r»p,«-ially M this true if he
is a member of the minority party.
This condition can lie remedied some
what If our legtslaturv would he
controlled by a «writ of justice and
equitv.
A law should be «-narted dividing
counties, say for Icgudativ* can
didate*. into as many dial nets a*
there are candidates and for county
judge and county cord mi « oners into
the same or similar districts, so that
n<> two of these official* should hale
from the same district.
It should
go further and make it obligatory
to divide loch official« as nearaa may
I m - between the two dominating
political parties.
T im * forks of the Santiam proper
embrace« more than one half of the
territory of Linn county and fully
one half or mon- of the bridges.
Itecauac of the fact that this same
«rciion ha* lea* then -«nethird of the
population, it is nonsmar for one of
our |M-<iple to seek a nomination and
worse than useless for him to expect
election if nominated. We should
have, at least, «me member of the
or ought to have known. Mexican
legislature and a member of the
character and. therefor*, awumed
county court. Under present law.
th«1 risk of their own accord * But
this equitable destribution of these
when Mexicans cam«- acroas th« offices seems impossible.
border to murder and pillage, a
The Tribune liclieves that if our
cause ,»f war was introduced, which
mrmlirr* of the IcguJaiure should
the president nor no other right
ask for such district division it
thinking American citizen can con
would lie granted without question.
done
Hence our troops are now
Especially is such division important
in Mexico and the Mexicans alone
frtmi a county court viewpoint.
A
can prevent intervention and the
memlier of that body from Scio or
occupation of their entire country
vicinity, certainly can know more
by U. S. troops
Should we blame
al «out the condition of the roadsand
our pre*i<b*nt liecauM- hr ha* await
bridges in this local itv. than if he
ed this overt act, before employing
lived in Brownsville or Harrisburg
force in protecting American rights?
and vice versa
Only blind parttsims, who would
The Tribune mention* this coodi-
win by fair or foul means, will do
I tion in a spirit of justice, equity
so
Our country should I* congratu and economy. It believes that when
lated in having a man of poiar and voters think about it thev will de
cool judgment in the president’s mand the same in no uncertain
chair. We can point to otberawho. voice.
the minor points. Sometimes con
ditions lieeome so changed that
statesmen who are placed in charge
of the government ar* compelled to
changr front and take position*
antagonistic to former well thought
out plans and theories
This to
particularly true of he who may ba
selected as our chief executive, It if in President Wilson’s plan-. would
has been true of nearly every presi have involved us. l»oth tn Mexico
dent w* have had from the begin and Europe, long l«ef<>re this. Nor
has President Wilson been the only
ning.
.
President Lincoln. in his first president we have had. who watch*
inaugural address, stated that he fully awaited the course of event*.
did not purpose tn interfere with Long lisfore the destruction of the
slavery in the states wherein it ex I «at tie ship Maine in Havana heritor
isted anti that he had no legal right would the people have justified
to do so. Yet the Civil war created intervention in Cuba with a con«*
a condition which demanded the quent war with Spain. But Presi
atxdition of slavery and in less than dent McKinley awaited J he overt
three years after hi* first inaugura act in the sinking of the Maine a*
tion, by proclamation, he declared has President Wilson the murderous
every slav* in the United State* a raid on Columbus, before commenc
ing to act. Shall we blame Presi
free man
In like manner nearly every preai dent Wilson for awaiting an overt
dent since has lieen compelled to act which the world will justify a*
modify their theories and opinion* a cause for war, before sending
troops into Mexico?
to fit conditions newly arisen.
President Wilson ha* had a most
Just now, on the eve of a great
political campaign. Prr*id«*nt Wilson trying ordeal since he moved into
is condemned by his political enemies the White House a» it* occu|>ant
tircausr he has bwn compelled to Mo sooner than one crisis is safely
No 'un-
modify or change some of the past. when another arise«
prejudiced
person
will
say
he has
theories of ^government he enter
not
given
hi*
licet
energies
to hit
tained when a candidate.
task
of
sailing
the
Ship
of
Sta|g.
During the political campaign of
Nor
will
any
just
critic
assail
him
1912. it was admitted by all parties
for
adjusting
hi*
theories
and
that our tariff had been boosted
opinions
to
fit
emergency
conditions.
to a too high point.
In fact thia
boosted condition was one of the Only, persons who are controlled by
leading cause* of the split in th* blind partisan prejudice and who
republican party at Chicago and th* would win whatever the result to
the country, will condemn his every
resultant election of Wilson.
In obedience to this general de- public action.
mand of the people. President Wil
NEEDS FIXING
son. a* soon a* inaugurated. Con
vened congress in special session for
the one purpose of revising the
Our direct primary law. in point
tariff schedules downward. He and of the nomination of candi<late* is
congress were commanded by the not as just and equitable as it should
people to do thia and in doing so, be. Under present condition, the
neither the president nor congress center* of population usually nomi
should be blamed for obeying an nate the candidates and a* a rule,
order from the people. Before thia elect them, for political party lines
tariff change was in full effect, the have grown so slack, that most every
European war was on, which so man votes for his home candidate.
completely changed tariff conditions For thia reason most of our oninty
that the expected result of the new candidate reside at the county seat
law was defeated.
and without voter* ar* actuated by a.
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