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About The Scio tribune and Santiam news, consolidated. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1917-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1918)
■ v* * *4» “ a • * >’. • « ' The defeat of Mr. Lincoln at iafted that the county will lie safe in THE SCIO TRIBUNE aible. that lime would have been calami his hands. But to turn the eounty tous to the Nation and much of the accomplishments of the war would have t«een lost. Thus imrtisanism T. U tiVGOBB. BIHTOB AND ftUit or a determination of th«- slave power Entered at th« txtoffice at Scio. to rule or ruin the Nation, brought on the war; and the non partisanism Oregon as second class matter. of the Union Democrats <»f the North made it possible for the Nation to 11. Ml SUB1M KirriUN, IN AOVANCB lie free in fact as well as in name, 1.76 AT END OF TEAM ___ and undivided These Union l»em- .76 ocrate placed Americanism first and HIX MONTHS partisanism second, just as a vast AOVKRTIXING BATED' majority of the Republican parly is 6e doing today. lz.cal advertising, per line The political uarty should I m * con Display advertising, per inch 16c sidered but a means to accomplish Display advertising, long lime, see an end. The whole of the Nation 1» manager. greater than a pari. Wn« n a nation Extended marriage or death notices is in peril, as is ours at the present per line 3c I lime, and the principles of free gov Special rates «« long time display ernment democracy is in danger, advertising. the minor political differences *»f Un people should be so buried from MORE ON NONPARTISANISM public consideration that only bar- ¡monyfor the purpose of winning Some «wo or three weeks ago an the war should «‘Mist among the editorial article was published in The people Any wav. in Oregon we have hut Tribun«* under the caption of "N«»n- »mall use for political party organi partisanism." for which the Port sations Anylhxly can become a land Oregonian brought us on the candidate for any office if he corn carpet. Of course we know that anything plies with certain legal procedure. savoring of n<mparti«anism is to the The candidate makes his own plat Oreg«inian as is a red flag waved in form and declaration of principle« the face of a bull, and that paper and why shall we not select th«* can with its great power, rushes tn the didate who seems m<s«t likely to give defense of party and partyism in i the state or county the better gov ernment' What difference can it stall te*r. In our article we referred to par- make to the people what political tisanism as <>w of the chief causes coat the candidate wears providing of the Civil war. On this statement he is true to the people’s interests’ the Ori-gonian criticizetl this editor In fact, if there were neither Io freely. Let us refer back to the publicans nor Democrats our prim days prior to the Civil war and see ary methixi of selecting nominees if partisanism for the maintenance for office would work just a* effect of slavery, the South's peculiar and ually. We are all American citizens pel institution, was not the sole and believe the majority of the peo We all want good cause of the greatest war of all ple should rule government and it makes but little time up to the present war. Many compromises in (.¿ingress difference to the average citizen were made to conduct the Govern whether an official is a Democrat or ment along |M-a?t*able lines, with this a Republican just so he delivers the blotch upon human liberty and 111*1 brand of g<ssis we want, viz . an on free government. But the par honest, economical and efficient gov tisan slave owner wanted to extend ernment. (an or d<M*s the Oregon- the dominion of slavery and became lan ask for more than this? IMCKV KVKMY THUUBDAY MY ■• f Z 3. ; 4 « treasury over to Mr. Eastburn and Mr. Butler the risk is. tn the opinion of The Tribune, too great. Unn county now is in splendid fi nancial condition. And while it is desirable that county improvements shall lie maintained. that road im provement shall l>e carried forward, and bridges maintained and rebuilt when neceaiuiry. let us at least at tempt to pay for them as we go along The cash system is good for the individual ami we believe is good policy for the county. It is quite evident that if the Huns d<> not break through the Brilnm or F rench lines within the n«-xt three or four weeks, their pr» sent drive will prove a flat fail ure. (tcrmany now has about all her man power utxler arms. She cannot therefore strengthen her fast depleting battle line. Every man who is killed or disabled means an irreparable loss. (>n the other hand the Allies ar<- daily strengthening their lines. Every month sees 150,- iMHi more Americans "over there," and when the tide does turn, as turn it must, the retreat of the Hun army is apt to lie continuous. So The Tribune Iwlieves the turning point 1» near at hau«i A general defeat now to the Germans would tie disas trous. while to the Allies it would simply mean a continuance of the war. R. E. Warner for Sheriff Railroad l ime 1 able R E Warner* of Crawfordsville, wishes to announce to the isrople of Sci<> and vicinity that he rs a candi date for the nomination for Sheriff on the Republican ticket, tube voted •t>on at the coming primary rtection. He was the fl nt u> file his petilion of candidacy and has conducted hi« campaign in a clean and honorable manner so far and will continue to do so. If nominated and elected he pi onuses to serve the people of I .inn county as their Sheriff m accordance with law and with efficiency. He does not think the making of many promiars at this time best, hut will I try and meet as many people as he can. knowing that the people of to day judge the candidate whom they will support largely by his general appearance and what they can gath er of his character He therefore asks the support of the meml*ers of his party, knowing Arrival and Ifi-parture <>f I'aaeenger Trains that if they give him their confi dence and sup|iyrt that it will not tie misplaced H’aid Adv.) Woodbum -Springfield Branch WEST SCIO 7:60 a m. 5:31 p.m. North South Corvallis & Eastern MUN KERS To All*nv F rom A H>an y Motor to Mill Cit» from ♦ Daily except Sunday t2:25 p m ‘.♦.22 a m. 19:06 am. 4:21 p.m. Scio Meat Market H oum 'HXK B rob .. Props F reali Meats of All Kinds IU*asorutl*lc Prices Scio, Ore. Main Street R. SHELTON Notary Public ana Live Slock Buyer Conctyentor I am tn the market at all times Abstracts of I itle l aumined for fat hogs, cattle or sheep, Also canning cattle Can handle old or <IO OREGON thin cattle that are strong enough to travel and not dinttawd. With few exceptions I make wiekly ship ments from West Scio. Farmers having anything t>> rell in this line, plea ’«• call or write me at Scio, Ore. Correct weights and highest market W R Bilyeu, candidate for county price» guaranteed J. D. Densmore. judge on the l»em<>cratic ticket, has a cinch on the nomination, lie will al*<i have a cinch on the election should Float burn become the Repub lican nomine«. The people know that Bilyeu is a safe man for that oilier and is not under the control of the Albany Gwnmercial Club in any sense. Mr East burn is presi dent of the club and would probably favor the club’s plana of exploita tion if elected. But there is no oc casion for alarm. East burn’s nom ination means Bilyeu’s election. The people are not fools to fall for the «rhemes of only a few of the Com so intensely partisan alw>ul the mat mercial Club lhev do not nor w ill ter that he would not countenance a A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT not place the county tn asury subject contrary opinion. Senator Stephen to the calls of the AI Lum v (xMntner- To nominate and elect President A. Douglas sacrificed his political cial Club life in the endeavor to appease the Eastburn of the Albany Commercial slave democracy of th«* South and Club, to the office of County Judge, Judge McKnighl has his faults th«* free democracy of the North would l»e. to say th«- least, a dan and has diHpleam-d many people in with his "squatter sovereignty” pro gerous experiment for th«* taxpayers the county liecauw- he lor the court I paganda, hut it would not mix. The of Linn county. It is a wall known did not appoint the road supervisor advancement of siaye interests was fact that our present county court which some people wanted, But the the one and only lest of democracy has with great difficulty kept the people know the county’s finances in the eyes of the South. So ex hands of the Albany Commercial are safe in his hands. He mar not tremely partisan on this subject Club out of the «munty treasury. have improved this or that road to were the slave owners that a free Numerous schemes have been evolv please the people of that particular < >l< !<( ION state man in the South was looked ed by the exploiting spiros of that locality, but he and the other mem- upon with suspicion and ostracised club to which the court has been in tiers of the court have done much As I IlltV'l* «lolle llllMlH-HM Willi till- |HMI|>le of vited. urged and almost commanded good road work. Also he has given in Southern society. Sein :iti<l vicinity fur avverai years, von The National Democratic conven to make libeial appropriations. It the Scio fair as much aid as the tion of 1H60 met at Charleston, 8. is not necessary to here enumerate court thought permissible. Scio at know im- in a litibiiiv-a way. i will now In* C. The party machinery was con the many plans to open the county least should give him her support. giuri tu «lo hiibiiicKii in th« future along the trolled by the slave power, but the treasury vaults to satisfy the many Manie liiicH, Come in and get niy price*«. I majority of the delegates to the con schemes of exploitation. Suffice to Our legislative candidates have handle «-ream for the Hazelwood Co vention were from the free stales. sav that if the court had fallen for easy going. All the candidates on Douglas was the leading candidate • all the sebenm proposed Unn county both th«* I♦»•niocralic and Republican THOMAS LARGE . 8< To, OREGON for President and could easily have 1 would now have a ixindeii indebted- tickets will I m * nominated and elect • liven nominated, but to secure the nesa of from 11,000,000 to >1,500,- ee!. Wonder if there is not a sort (»00. nomination he must accept a party of non |*i tisan trust or combination Now it is proposed to el«-cl the platform which meant defeat in al existing among them? most every free state. Northern 1 present president of the Commer » O Democratic delegates refused to ac cial Hub to the county judgeship. We are told, but we will not vouch cept the platform and a split in the ■ The scheme to have th«* Commercial for the truth of the report, that one convention resulted No candidate 1. dub plan exploitations, with the candidate who is soliciting support was nominated at that lime and the county to pay the bills, is fine In- from Linn county voters, has not Olli* split made it possible for the elect ' deed. It is known that Commission bought a Liberty Bond nor a War ion of Abraham Lincoln, the candi er Tom Butler, whose term has yet Saving Stamp. It would be a good date of the young Republican party two years to run. is very friendly plan to ask every candidate the ques of the North, and the Civil war re to the plans of the club and would h tion "Have you bought a Bond"? probably join Mr. Eastburn in car sulted because of his election. and govern yourself accordingly. Now, is it not true that the selfish rying out the club’s plans. Now The Tribune does not assert and uncompromising partisanism of that the above would result with The old time street loafer in Scio the South in the interMte of slavery is conspicuous because of his absence. Mr. Eaatburn ’ s election. We simply brought on the Civil war? Th« Tri W <T All have either gone into the Armv, bune thinks so and the Oregonian say such might be the result. It is must admit thy fact if It will be wisdom to let well enough alone, or to other pointe to work. Big j We know fairly well what Judge wages are so attractive most idlers honest. In IM64. the nonpartisanism of the McKniaht will do by what he has will form the habit of working Let Union Democrats in the North made done in the past, ami should Judge us hope the habit slicks even after R. Bilyru be elected w. feel sal- the war m over the second election of Lincoln pea- |W. , H. B. CHESS Attorney *> Law FARMERS’ Produce Q, Cream Depot THOMAS LARGE, Proprietor - i A t* ♦-* 2 1. P f < j Ó 5 J j* tfa s< • I < > OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT FOLGER’S 1 GrftaGdte ,61 H Tea ¡1 CEYLON G f Is complete and Stock fresh Hlld clean. We carry full Tea, Coffee, Canned Goods, fact, everything for the table. line of Spices, and in needed I I «
