• Z r L • .*•» * L* * ■ at ‘ 4 • • • T hurkpay . JUNK 29. 1922 M * « ■. aa that county concerned, when nets, thia snake in the grass, this the report of tbe coroners jury laid destroyer of the manhood of the the blame on tbe coal gime opetal- nation, and the sooner the better. ora. Those of ua who have gone through a coal strike know that all WHY ABOLISH PRIMARY Imported employees of mines in labor troubles are provided with TlIKKK has t»een considerable talk guna and ammunition, and hence since the May election of abolishing the laying of the blame on the oper­ the primary and going back to the ators, in our judgement, is correct. old Convention system The argu­ The editor of this paper knows, for ment la that about one forth of the he ha« seen it done in more than one voter nominate the candidates and instance, and in one of them the aon three-fourths have to accept them of a sherriff was «hot In cold blood whether they want to or not. Isn’t from the tower of a miner, and the the same argument of more force gun was in the hands of an import­ in regard to the convention? Does- ed workman, and the murder««! man ¡n't a few delegates who are sounded was a friend of and aympalhiaer i out before thev are selected become with the operators. The act had i even more autocratic and make 99 >ta proper effect the populous was out of everv hundred accept their aroused and the operators almost choice? So far aa argument 1» con­ gained their point in forcing their cerned, the convention system has workmen to starving pay This hap­ no peg to stand on. The primary pened in Pans, III., in 1N9H, and no has everything in ita favor. >ubt thia is what was attempted in It is said the man with the money Herrin. III., in 1922 can get the nommatidb in a primary and therefore eliminates a poor man no matter h<>w much more compe­ LAW MI ST PREVAIL tent. Probably true, but it is even T hk death and burial of the more of a certaimty that the men Sheriff of Linn county and of one with money and a political pull <>f the county*« l>est loved ministers, alanda a far greater chance of se­ should stir our people a» nothing curing the coveted prise under the A politician else ha« ever moved them. One convention system. knows no restraints and ha« no fear was trying to enforce the raw of the courts under the convention of our land the other was accom- plan, liecauac he would have no panylng him. Neither had at the reoorts to make on expenditures, time of the shooting spoken one word to toe murderer, and no cause and could and would «pend money had been given for the •booting, lavishly, a« it has be«-n done in time The N-wberry case would ■except that the murderer knew the past. »heriff and kn iwing that hi« illicit be a mere pigmy under the con ven business would soon lie stopped. tion system - the man with the bank took the law in hia own hand« and roll and the political pull would l>e forever stopped the peace officer the nominee, no matter what hi« and hi« c impanion by shooting them fl to«*. through the heart ar.d without warning The manufacture o f liquor, it’s «ale and drinking, are forbidden by a law passed in accord­ ance with the lHth atnendme* t. known as the prohibition act, and sorry it 1« that a large number of nien (and women) have engaged in the budneas of bootlegging con­ trary to (lie law. When they break <>ne law it is easy for them th break another, and soon they become hardened criminal«. It is «aid they d > thia to prove their "freedom." C ongressman FoRDNKY. of Mich­ but they only abridge their freedom igan. ha* announced hi« retirment in breaking tlie law. Free men and from public life at the «-n«l of hia women are law abiding, are never present term. Probably hi« tarriff in the toil« of the law and are never hill ha« worn him out. and besides, tnoleated they never conduct «tills, offices come high in that stats. Ask rob houses nor commit murder. Newlierry, he know» Dave West thought hia still waa a law greater than the law of the Gov. L kn S mau .. of Illinois, wan 1 land, he thought he wa« duly acquitted last Friday al Kankakee appointed to atop Sneriff Kendall on a charge of conspiracy to defraud from enforcing the law against him the »tale while he wax »tale treas­ and any other«, and he did. But ure*. On the next day hie wife hi« law was short lived. While he died from heart failure caused by seemed unto himself a brave defend­ overjoy at hi» acquilal. Thu«, a» er of his ■■personal” liberties, he the governor «ahi, another tragedy •oon came to a full realization of was added to him. all because of what he had done, and then killed enemie» seeking to destroy hia good himself. Hia act. his law unto him­ name and character. When will self should piove a lesson to ail petty «elfiahm-na and hatred be aban others who believe aa he did. done«!, and peace and neightiorly- The spirit of Sheriff Kendall and new be established among men? Roy Healy will live on and on. and Let’s Go Swimming And to be in the "Swim" you will spent is not selves. who encourage lawlessness wasted, unless the people do not by refusing to arrest or convict law use the primary for the purpose for breaker». just ao long will tax«» which it came into existence. Thi­ mount up ami up and our jails and ol d system became so rotten that penitentiaries, our aavlum» and poor its stench reached the high heaven houses. will lie filled to overflowing Keep the primary, elect good and the people of every «late de­ men, enforce the law a» »herifT Ken­ manded the primary law so they dall wan attempting to do, keep to could have a hand in naming their servants. Reluctantly the old guard the right in our travel through life gave way and in giving way to the and all will be well. popular will, the old party lines have been practically wiped out. am! this is what ia haunting the politician. He wants the convention system to return and then he will be responsible to the parly and not the people Like Satan, the ways of the politician is dark and devious, and he hates to lie ousted from his busines«. ♦OOOO THE SCIO TRIBUNE We make a Specialty of Friendship, Engagement and Wedding Rings F. M. French & Sons ALBANY r * 14 III 114 I J 1*1 " 14 V 11 -------- Dealers in— < Don't forget the comunity dub meeting next Monday night at the Z C. B. J. hall in Scio. A good program ia being arranged. Come. i Local Market Quotations The Winchester Store (i » Fresh and Cured Meats We buy Veal, Pork &. Poultry Shelton & Co. Props SCIO, OREGON Pot LTKY, VtAI. AND EQOS Hens. 4 Iba and over $ .17 Hen«, under 4 Iba___ ... .11 The primary ia good enough to Broilers, over If Itm .1H . 6 let alone, and if our people of all Veal, fancy no. 1 .11 states will use it propei ly and vote Dressed pork. no. 1 blockers .15 therein, for that is the real election Egg«. cash. Ific trade .18 when good, tried and true men are Eggs, white •elect .19 selected by popular choice, the old Butter fat .35 t>ear fruit, for it will cauae the pe<>- guard will lie completely routed and E kkd T hk bloodv labor war tn William- pie to arise aa one man and forever no more complaint about its opera Mill run Il M aon county, Illinois. ia closed. so far stamp out this underhanded buai- lions will be heard. Dae the pri- I Scratch _ .12.25 2.75 Egg producer Ground barley Rolled barley Shelled Corn, eastern Ground or cracker! com t^hick feed Chick «tarter. mash Growing feed Hard wheat Soft wheat 2 HO. 1 io 2 IX) ISO 1.90 3 50' 3 50 3.35 FUrt’it 32.20 2 34-2.40 1.75