The Scio tribune and Santiam news, consolidated., August 01, 1918, Image 2

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INBt'KP gvgMV THUMhAT BY
T. L. iHKMiBH. BbrtoB AN!» PBOF
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Entered at the tx>stefl>ee at Scio,
Oregon as second class matter.
XlfTlON. IN ADV ANO
AT KNt> or YKAR
SIX MONTHS
SI.50 I
1.75 I
.76
ADVKKTUUNG HATCH
lx»cal advertising, per line
Display advertising, per inch
He
15c '
Display advertising, long time, see I
manager.
Extended marriage or death notice* I
per line
5c
Special rate* mi long time display
advertising.
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etitute. well and g-x-d
But if be candidates we cannot elect comie measure» to win the war «nd t«ay»
had not the money into the army he tent and efficient officials
We the his »wn expertm-s while so doing
went and his family was left to get pex-ple are to blame fur w<- are un­ During Oct--be r he will ran vans lunn
DR. A. G. PRIIJ.
along as l>est it could and without willing to bother about making the munty thoroughly in the interest of
Pnuciai ail SartcQB
«' allowance from th«- government. n«-ct**<ary inquiries. In the old day* the election of Walter M Pierer for
It can readily I m - »<en that th-- ri- h this knowledge of «-andidates was governor ami himwlf for »late sea-
Call» Attended
man or his son ne««1 not be exp>«wd ' unrw-ceaMry for our political bosa«-s <■ •
lh»y or Night
to the dangers of army life but kindly took this trouble off our
The Jefferson Review by implies*
could stay at home and add to his harwl».
In th«- «»bl days It was
lion would have its rcatlcrs believe
millions.
enough for the average voter to
the Scio ronden-ery was stu-mpting
The present day draft calls for know that th«- candidate was our
another high finance achievement
men of 21 to 31 and i»lac,-« indiffer­ party candidate, and no matter
is h»r
»tus fit ill] ititL
ent class«-» men with dependents whether he was capable and efficient
of th« > . w
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But the rich man's son must go the or not. we gave him our votes.
and Dun rates them Al. Better
Under present c»-nd it Ions the re-
same as the poor boy. Moreover
look matters up before giving slurs.' ’
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A K. Randall
the soldier'» pay of tuday is double spoiiMbility of the voter is greater
| I'ronli nl
Vice Pres.
that of the Civil war soldier, and if Th«- political boss no longer selects
E. i>. .Myers, i’lV-liiiT
Th«- Stay ton Mail of last week
the soldier of today will «end half the candidate ex««cpt indirectly. The
I toes a general banking buaincsa.
•peaks in commendatory word» of
his pay to his dependents the guv- duty devolves u|»»n we the people
our coodensery and ar«mis disposed ”*-•*’* deposit* subject teehees, pay.
ernment will •«■mi a wniilar »um Now that the political f«*ature has
.
. ¡Interest on time <l'-po»it*.
»ell»
Moreover the government will in- I mm - h removed from the legislature to help build up an important in- lr.rek.r, eWk, an<l |)riiiu
duatry even if it is not located in its tnakea soilsctionA.
sure the life of the soldier from ! ami we the p«*ot»le el«?ct our United
home town
W>- sugg«*»t that th«-1
I1U00 to I1U.UU0. Should the sol-
sol | : States senator by a direct vote It ia
Jefferson
Review
borrow »hint from
dier lose his life the government I (Mswible to correct a mistake mad«-
;<>ur
e»lecm«*d
Stay
ton emtemporary '
will pay. if th«- policy is $10.000.1 | at th«- primary «-lection by electing
$57,50 per month te th«* de«iend<*nt' ! th«- opposition «-andidatr, providing
Thb
for twenty years amounting to$13,
N00 for the full peri-Ml
In »idition
if the dependent is a widow the reg­
ular widow's pension of $25 p«-r
month will I m - (»aid also.
POLITICAL BOMBAST
This show» the difference between
the
republican and th«- dem«M-ratic
Some day» a*u (’hairman Hay» of
■
«-stimate
of value of th«* sol<ii«-i.
the national republican campaign
lengthy
Moreover
th«? Civil war veteran owe»
eonimiltee, pulilii«h«-d
a
!
his
pr«*sent
d<>llar-a-«iay |x-nsion to
statement in the big newspapers
the
action
of
a democratic congrew-
purp.rting to I mi the iwditical creed
•nd
a
democratic
president.
and dogmas of the republican party.
We
do
not
cite
this
compat iw-n in
Practically he claimed that that
party held a monopoly of all i>atri- a boastful spirit but simply to »how
otism and financial wisdom.
Of that Chairman Hays’ claims of a pa­
course th«- general public received tent right to |>atrioliMn and tinan
this compilation of |«arty egotism cial wisdom is mere political Ixxn
bast and claptrap for the purpose of
simply as political bombast.
The people are not fools, nor do working up partisanism when all th«
they as a rule accept political crr«-d» pe«ipl«* should lx- a unit to win th«-
and dogma, second hand with con­ war. The republican |«arty has had
clusions duly formulated.
They | many eminent men in its ranks and
cannot help comparing the financial has enacle«! much praiseworthy leg
legislation during the Civil war. islation. But Chairman Hays* eg"
when the republican party controlled tlslical claims in his published ad-
all branches of the government, drew« or whatever it may lie called.
with those of today
They remem­ is simply egotistn-al nonsense, un-
ber that when financial l«qiislation worthy of himself or the party he is
tn provide money to catry on the attempting to direct
Civil war was enacted that party
calltMi the bankers of Wall street to
its aid to devise a financial plan As
a result metallic money disappeared
from circulation and at one time it
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MOST IMPORTANT OFFICE.
People do n<»t wem to reelixrthat
the men we elect a» me ml »er • of the
required two and one-half dollar, in
Mn<1 of our wunty o,urU
gr«-enbarks to buy one gold dollar
are the most important official*
Also, that th«-se same Wall street
which are selected to conduct th«1
bankers bought our government
affairs of our counties ami state.
bonds liearing G to M per cent inter­
They arc the officials who reach
est. payable only in gold, with the
down into our pockets and say how
depreciated sreenliack, and when the
much we must pay for th«- support
war was over congress made the
of county and state. Hence if vo­
principal as well as the interest pay­
ters are careless as to whom »hall l>c
able in gold.
1 selected for these positions they are
Compare the republican Wall
apt to pay in dollars and cents in the
street financial plan with the demo-j
way of increased taxation for the
cratic people's plan of today. Our
mistake
Then if we would avoid
regional banknotes ar«* (icrforming
mistakes in selection we should use
the same function with the green­
great care to selcc. none but men
back of the Civil war and are circu­
who in private life have proven ca­
lating freely serving the people and I
pable and efficient.
with a purchase power as great as *|
Now we can blame no one for
gold. Wall street forced the gov-1
these mistak«*s in scl«*ction but our*
ernment to pay ♦’» tn H per cent in­
selves. Not more than fifty |x«r
terest on bonds Imught with depre-1
cent of our voters seem to be will­
ciated currency and at a heavy dis­
ing to take the time and trouble to
count st that. The people buy lib­
attend our primary elections
Per-
erty bonds liearing half the above
I haps this negligence is a sort of her­
rates of interest at par and pay gold
editary fault due to the old lime
or currency, as good as gold, there­
perfunctory primary where the pre­
for.
cinct political boss practically nsm«l
Moreover, the Civil war bonds in
the delegates to the nominating con­
volume were less than three billions.
ventions. This machine like method
The people have now bought mere
drove the people to adopt the direct
than four times this large amount
primary law which in some respects
and the end is not vet. Mr. Hays'
has proven better than the old
memory of financial wisdom of the
method, in others worse.
past is either defective or he thinks I
Under the old method care was
the party of which he is political
used to fairly represent all portions
manager are fools or have no mem­
of the county in the membership of
ories.
our county courts and the legisla­
Another feature that does not re­
ture
Our present method results
flect credit upon republican legisla­
in the selection of eandidatrw from
tion: We had a draft law ip Civil
the population centers simply be­
war days which could induct into
cause men who live at these centers
the army men from 18 to 45 inclu-
are known to a larger number of
Mve. If a man had a large family
voters than if they lived in the more
to support, which was the case with
sparsely peopled districts
very manv at that lime, if he had
It ia quite evident that if we do
the money with which to buy a sub i not select competent and efficient I
Portland Shipbuilding Üislrkt
the ->p|x-oiti<>n had not made a simi­
lar mistake.
Fortunately lx>th of our candi* J The Portland shipbuilding district .
dates for county commismoner and I which ha» produo I the largest num-
county ju*lge are good and practical I' her. of v «* sm *I s in the present ship­
M aui Ml i.rs AI I. IKAINS
la-sves Scio lYuitofllCi
men. A trial will test th«-ir fitness. building campaign of any of the Pa- ■
at 7:10 a ni and 5iSl p m for W«-»t Sen
We arc n--t so fortunate, however cific Coast district», is tn undergo g|
•nd 12:4$ p m for Munkvrs
in our candidal«?* for the legisla­ reclassification of the lalxir sections !
ture
All of th«-m are bully g<x»d I <»f the twenty-«m«- plants now en­
fellow«, g-xxl friends and m-ighlx-r« gaged in th«- prixiuctii-n of wimm Í
But as law makers they have dem- and steel vessel». Th«- f«x|cral au-
H oum ' kkk B kos .. Prop*
omdratul their untitncss They have thoriti«*» are after th«- "»lacker»."
bet-n tri«-d and found wanting while They are wanted f«r other govern­
L reali Meats oí All Kinds
others have been trie«l an«i found mental duties
capable of delivering the legislative
It is saiti U> I m - an «-»tabli.sh«-«i fact
go<x|s. From th«* two sets of can­ that some men hav«- escaped their
Scio, tin*.
1 didates, however, The Tribune I*- i proper military duty by th«- simple Main Street
(expedient
of
branding
th«-ir
»hipyard
lieves a fairly competent and effi
cient
corps of li-gidators can be se­ 'employment as a patriotic service.
1
lected. men who will do more than 1 thus evariihg th«- draft
Hundreds
•imply sit in their seat» and vote ' of th«* m«-n have waivni all claim to
Notar i/ Public ana
wh--n their nam«*a are called
draft exemption but there are said
The l« gi»|at«-rs whom we el«-ct this to lie many who art* not so patriotic.
Curg'cycrisor
fall may bs officials at the moat im­
A n-oiit survey of II»«- thipbuild-
Abstracts oí I itle F-Xainuied
portant
era in our state's histety. ing industry in th«- Portland district
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I Should lb* great war Iw ended pen­ shows alrn-st 4<l.0«Ml m«-n employ«-«l <IO
OREGON
< ding their official terms many most in shipyards with the contemplate«!
important
matters must lx- consid- employm«-nt within th«- n«ar i future
i
«•r««l by th«-s«- relative te the rec«>n- of from five to erven thousand addi­
m ruction-»of the world to normal tional m«*n
large »-billions toeev«
conditions and also in matters per­ eral already eatablish«-d yards an-
taining te our soldier boys. For contemplutt-d and announcvm«*nt of
this rt-aaon of our eight legislativ«* an entirely new yar-1 to employ
candidates we should select th«»*- 7000 m«-n may shortly lie made.
whom we believe to Im the most ca­
Portland district shipyards have
( lean!incxs American
pable ami efficu-nt. Moreover, it is contract» at this time aggregating
our duty as individual voters to as­ 1200.000,000, covering 5!» eteel and
Gt \ M< KNIGHT, I’Kol'HlhToK
w-Mxb-n veeeela. To date 24 steel
certain this fact Imfore election d«y. (yH
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(and 72 wixxlen »hips hav«- Iw-en
launch«-«!. The Manufacturer.
Senator Samuel M. Garland
Scio Meat Market
R. SHELTON
Sanitary Market
FRESH MEATS
Morrison & Lowe
UNDER FAKERS
A Sanali Boy’s Prayer.
Senator Garland of Lebanon, U
I I k - Linn county candidate for the
Cails Attended I» Promptly
Dav or Night
htalr senate to succ«x«d himself.
Al 12 o'clock Washington, D. C.,
That Senator Garland is a man of observes the Angelus in many offices Silo
OREGON
»pli-mlid ability and who wields a and shop», For a few minutes eve­
large influence among his fellow ryone stops and makes a prnver for
senators is admitted by all. Even the president, the army and navy
th«* Portland bunch sits up and takes and victory.
Many churche» aie
AUC! ION EEK
notice whenever Jb-nater Sam Gar­ open and hold noonday services for
land takes the floor to favor or op­ this purpose and in manv homes W a TKKL do
ohm , on
pose a measure.
short prayers are offered
In one K. r. l> No. I
I'kuaa Uta •««■* llv««—
When the road lx»ml measure was of the suburbs of the city the chil*
Sale dates arranged for at The Scio
before the senate Senator Garland dren got interested and a wide
Tribune Office, Scio. Ore
had sufficient influence to force the awake boy aged seven, impresaed
measure to he submitted to the peo­ his playmates with the solemnity of
ple for their ratification. Rut for the situation and prevailed upon
C. U. I.Il’YA.\r
him th«- |ieople would not have had some fifty of them to join him in
an opportunity te register their prayer. Not having been brought
foie« -s for or against the measure. up on the stately petitions of ritual*
Senator Garland did not introduce istic faith he made his praver ar* *»l 2 New First National Bank Bldg.
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a bill at th«- last session taking the cording to his own traditions
ground that we now hav« too many
'But what do you »ay at your ALBANA
OREGON
laws and gave his attention to de­ noonday prayers?" asked his mother.
feating measur«*s which were not in
We kneel down, shut our eye*,
the interests of the people and to put up our hands and then I say
supporting those which were benefi­ 'Now I lay me down to sleep; but
cial. Senator Garland thinksit ia Oh, God, help us to lick the Ger*
the legislator's duty to represent mans!’ "
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Our twenty vear rural credit plan
the wishes of the majority of the
of I- ining rnotu y to farmers hel|>a
A
news
dinpatch
from
t
>'d
Oi<h-
people rvyardleaa of party. Being
you to g«*t out of debt. Un«l--r our
ard.
Me
,
says
that
the
fifty
state
the owner of considerable properly
form of loan the TOTAL amount
he examines every question bearing constables aipoirted by the govern* of interest fund during its ENTIRE
upon taxation closely, and any bill <* "will clean up gambling places period of twenty years, is actually
less than 5j per cent interest.
wherein graft is lurking meets with and other resorts.’’ Maine te-ing a
j prohibition state it is easy to com- Write us for booklet.
all the opposition he is capable of
i prehend that the "other resorts"
making.
HECKER A BEAM. Agent»
' referred to are the innumerable
Senator Garland is devoting a
133 Lyon St
large part of his lime ¡in making I liquor joints that have nourished in
H. C
RO1 .OFT-
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Agricultural Credit
Corporation of Oregon
speeches for the
many
nirs—ry Marne for the last thirty year*.
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