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SCIO. OREGON. JAN. 27. 1921
PRIMARY LAW ASSAULTED
The primary law in many state».
If new* dispatch«« can b« relied up
on. la or ia about to t»e aaaaitel by
republican politician« mainly. ltd«*«
not suit them
They want to do
awav with it altogether or amend it
in auch manner that they <the poli
tician« and would be political t> ■vnmil
can «»rain manipulate and control
the politics of the country.
Llemocratic politician« and oldtime
b»«aea «taml aloof but no doubt are
privately giving the republican boss
es all the aid they can in eocourairr-
ment.
Politician* in neither of the two
leading parties want the direct pri
mary. It place* too much power in
the hand« of the people and too little
In their own.
They can function a*
one of tha people, and only one
Yet even the warmest and truest
of friend* of the primary method of
nominating citedidutes concede that
the method i« faulty in aeveral par
ticular* and the main one of which
ia our best men are too often side
tracked and men of leaser qualifica
tion« eh own
Good men, men who would be
most valuable to thy people will not
get down and scramble for office,
while the fellow who has too often
a sinister or aelfidi purpoae. will.
Another fault of the primary a«
it now works out. the centers of
population control nominations sim
ply bccaaiae these center* have the
most vote«. Men will vote for their
neighbor even if they know he 1«
just not the right man for the place
rather than vote for an absolute
stranger.
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Another feature ia that too little
i* kfiown of what a candidate «land»
for and what he will do if elected.
The Tribune believes there is merit
In a combination of both the conven
tion and primary system*. Let the
people in the several precincts of a
county select delegate« to assemble
in an wivisnry capacity and to pre
pare a county platform of principles;
also to recommend one or more
prospective candidates and at the'
primary election later on ratify or
reject the candidate or candidate«
proposed bv the convention; or *r
lee a new candidate, all of whom
w.>uld be morally bound by the dec-
la: ition of principles formulated by
the county convention.
Some plan of this character would
bring out our best men for office,
distribute the candidacies more
equitably over the county and can««
the people to feel that no one local
ity shall lie permitted to gobble up
all the office*
More, the people would form a
more tn (diligent opinion by coming
in contact with people from all overt
the county through the delegates'
they send to represent them In thaj
not disappoint the hope he ha* built
should ««• up in the minds uf th« people since
lent delegates to th« state conven his election.
tion, but all this thou Id be over with
The responsibility which will rest
before th« orimary election.
It upon the American president for th*
would at least eliminate objection next four years will be unusually
able candidates who sometime* offer great. Question* of world wide im
themselves for offic«.
portance will have to lie decided
The old plan of canvass-ng the We often wonder if a mere newspa
county by the candidates of both per than i* big enough to comply
parlies where the people could hear with the expectations uf the people
both sides of the question at issue of the United States and the world.
discussed should be restored in sotne We are beginning to liebeve that
wsy. The voter to act intelligently Mr. Harding will not disappoint the
should be given all the information people.
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(xswible about men and measures
Joint discussion* in every precinct
SOMEWHAT IMPUDENT.
would accomplish this result to some
Washington. Jan. 30
Sir »nrit
extent. It wou'd at least let the
Raeburn. representing th«- gpvrrnnn nt
voter hear and w-e the eamfidate he of Great Britain. will arrive in W ash
ington within a few lay« to effect a
is to vpte for or against.
•ettb-nient of British claims again«! the
Hiy to repeal the primary law in war -Jejun: men! amounting to spprvai-
tolo la unthinkable. Voters do not mutely 226.000,010
Great Britain'« clam represents a
want to become mere automaton* pert of the ro«t ->t transporting Ameri
to be manipulated by the political can troop» Io Europe during the war.
approximately 51 l« r cent of the Amer
I--««-« at will which would be the ican vxped liunary force having croaasd
case if the old convention system the Atlantic in British bottoms.
What would have beefl the cost to
shall tie restored. Yet our present
primary plan can and ought to tie Great Britain if these 2.000,000
improved but not improved t>ack- young Americans hail stayed at
home Instead of crossing the Atlan
ward.
If all men and women were polit tic in these British »hips. for which
ically honest, «pen and fearless in ah«- now demands f26.000.000?
Both England and Trance were
action, most any kind of method or
plan would work «atiafactonly. Un I m -ing constantly driven back by the
These
fortunately they are not and it i* victorious German army.
same
English
who
now
send
s col
the«« dishonest ghd tricky people
lector
over
here
to
collect
a
debt
who are assaulting the primary me
cairned
in
th«-
transportation
if
thod. Tne professional politicians — ’
troop*
which
turned
what
was
sure
men who make politics their life
business, are th« people which made victory for the German* into an ig
the direct primary necessary
They nominious defeat.
England ha« never lu-en a friend
don't like to tie rooted away from
the political trough. Some of them to the United Sts to*. Sb« has never
do not like to even try to make a failed bi t*kr ad vantage of us when
Her actions during the
living in ordinary lines of bu«ineas. she could
Civil
war
showed
«he would be glad
They have trained themselves to live
to
•••••
the
United
State* govern-
on politics
The direct primary put
ment
blotted
from
the
earth. Sh«
them out of business
If the people
gave
our
enemir*
aid
and
comfort;
are wise they will n-sist to the death
permitted
them
to
til
out
war
ship*
abandonment of the primary law.
in her harbors and manned them
with British seamen
Then Hilly
dallied about paying for the damage
DR. FICQ
Return .he W hip.
DENTIST
The party who look thè catti«
whip own«d by Shelton A Large.
1 will relocate in Seto and be ready to
which was hangmg in thè bara of i care for all desiring dentistry by
February I, t«Ji
Mrs. Vista Stms. isknown The party
witl Dicane return seme and «ave at the office formerly occupied by l>r.
E. H Hobson
My work of the past is
trouble
Shelion A l«arge
an evidence of what it will ba in the
future.
They’ve started to run all rrooka
Th« price of ah<>rs is to takes big
out of New York. Fhat will be a
drop. That ought to gladden many
loneaomc town in a few days.
an afflicted sole.
•J. I«\ WPSEisY
DEALER IN
Fancy & Staple Groceries
Garden and Held Seeds
China and Glassware
All «ohi Rt live anti let live pricett
Roll Films developed, pictures
printed and enlargements made
from your films.
All work
turned out promptly.
Give us a trial.
J. F. WESELY
Scio, Oregon
PRESIDENT-ELECT HARDING
these uhi im had done until President
Grant
advieod our congress to pay
President-elect Harding is rapidly
the
debt
due our private citizens
gaining the confidence of the Jieople. '
who
suffered
loss by these «arue
Hi* desire to consult with our lead-,
ship*,
built,
fitted
out and manned
ing statesmen of both political par-
by
her
«ramen
in
her
own harbors.
ties inspires the hope that he wants
Then,
when
»he
found
the debt
to he a* nearly right as possible In
was
to
l»e
owned
by
th«
government
his purposes when he takes the oath
she concludi-d very quickly to pay it.
of office on March 4.
Mr. Harding while he evidently almost 10 years after the damage
desires tn please his party leaders, was done. Now »he «ends a collec
when he becomes the leader as pres tor over here in less than two years
ident has shown that while he is a to Collect the passage money for the
good listener he makes no declare ' men we were kind enough to send
lions of what he will or will not do in her defense, is some rank impu
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when he steps into .Mr. Wilson's dence.
■hoes, or if he doe« make «uch dec
larations they are not given general
publicity.
t
He is. without intending to do an.
inspiring a hope among the people
that he will be president and not a
mere automaton or puppet in the
hand« of the senatorial oligarchy.
And these same senator« who have '
rather expected to give order* to
the white house are becoming jutt a
bit dubious that he will not he a*
clay in the potter's hands. They are
lieginntng to conclude '.hat Mr. Har
ding will be the president
Thia is why Mr Harding is gain
ing the people. They want him to
lie president, not l-odge or I'enrose
or any other «enator.
When the old guard *eeu<’ed his
nomination at Chicago they evident
ly expected he would manifest a diw
notation to be told what to do, a
disposition to l«e led rather than to
lead, a» «eeno-d to I»- thr case when
he waa their associate senatof.
Hut the Marion ni>w«paper man
haa evidently awakened to the fact
that he as president will be held
responsible by the people for hi«
acts ami he cannot shift it to lb«
shoulders of hie former fellow sena
tors. At least thia ia th« feeling
ami the hope of the people
The Tribune hopes and rather «x-
p«cte that President Harding will
Not What She Meant.
She hail received hi* gift of flow
er* with rapture.
"(lb, they are perfectly lovely!"
she exclaimed
“And th«r«'* evm
a little dew on them still."
”Er-y-yaa.” he stammered,"there
ia a little, but I intend to pay it on
Saturday night."
Officer» chared with
<-tnploy1n<
thlrd-di-srw nu-tbod« to exfort conf«-«-
«Ion» from three ot the five eonrieti-d
■layer* nt Hherlff Til Taylor tn a >U
break at 1‘rndlrtnn July 25 last, fol
Io«In* their auti*«-<|tii-nt capture. w«r>-
cl«-ar.<l of all rharsea Saturday by a
■rand Jurj ln«vati*alln< the prisoners'
Lre»tm<ni.
There are *75 more manufacturing
plants In Oreaoa than there were two
years ax»
N< « plants total IM. but
*23 were d-»troyrd by fire or are out
of up- ration
The Graves cannery at Brownsville,
destroyed by fire, will be replaced at
»«<♦, plana having been prepared for
a tine fireproof structure on the site
of tb<- old building
The Klamath county court lias In
clud'd In Its budget l&o.Ovw for com
pletlnn of the Hot Springs courthouse.
Ignorta*
an Injunction Issued by
Judge Calkins of Medford.
Imlrymea and business men at Ami
ty have be«-n holding conh-reac«w with
representative* nt the Oregon Coop
erative Dairy league for the purpose
of starting a cheese factory.
The detrae way Makes Farming Pay