HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON. Tuesday, August 4, 1014. PAGE TWO E.G. HARLAN EDITOR EDITORIAL SECTION L. K. HARLAN MANAGER multinliritv of laws designed to govern and rule every detail of his daily conduct. (faid Advertisement. ) AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS HEPPNER HERALD SUBSCRIPTIONS $1 PER YEAR OUTSIDE COUNTY $1.15 It is said that England enjoyed such a long reign of peace and internal developement following the War of the Roses because three TOurths of the nobility were slain. The word Nobility like many The Unemployed other words has different Class in Europe meanings. In Europe it stands for the unemploy ed class, the barnacles, not the producers. A casual glance of the history of the world will reveal the fact that nine-tenths of the wars in the past have been caused by this unemploy ed class. It is the custom for these counts and no-accounts to be assigned small provin ces, where they can rob, plunder and murder at will. Whenever the people rise up against one of these they expect to pay the price with a few of their liberties taken away their prop erty appropriated and other minor punish ments which the fancy of the grieved party might invent. The sad part the whole affair is that the burden always falls on the common people. The only questions that The Hague Tri bunal can not adjudicate are questions affect ing national honor. As long us Europe tolerates this unemployed class, just so long will she continue to invite strife and blood shed. In America we are all kings and queens. Kings, queens, counts and no-accounts in Purope are on the side of expense, they represent what the country has invested in useless enterprises. The only available use that has been discover ed so far for them is that they furnish hus bands for the idle rich of America, who readily fall in with the dog parties, cat fun erals, diamond dog collars, and butterfly balls. A man at work is a safe man, idleness breeds Harry Thaws and Boni Oastelaines. Any state is in grave danger which raised and educated men for other than profitable voca tions. Every man should be able to work with his hands and unless a state does insist on this, it will sooner or later pass out from the list of independent states and its identi ty be but a matter of historical importance o The Herald editor is pleased to note that not less than u dozen of our exchanges last week contained either in whole or in part certain editorial and news comments from our col minis. Help yourselves, gentlemen. Our editorials are the products of our own minds and if they find a responsive chord in youi train of thoughts you are welcome to make use of them as you see fit. . " o Harry Thaw out-talked several attorneys be fore Judge Oliver, of New York, recently,nnd was awarded $U!0,()0() due him from his fath er's estate. That's not bad for a crazy man. o Private C-ornett is thinking of enlisting with the Servians or (leniians, it doesn't matter which. He lias quite a reputation for his marksmanship. Servia claimed that Austria's complaints were mostly "psychological." The editor has been in several of the nearhv towns lately and in every case he has heard good words spoken about the way Heppner is progressing. One man in Lexington spoke of the clay current, stating what a fine thing that was and wishing they had As Others even the. night current there. See Us Another spoke of the Palace in troducing the European plan in the dining room. At lone one man declared that he would never live in lone another year without getting the Council to oil the streets. He said that he had seen the streets in Heppner since they were oiled and was surprised that it was done so cheaply. lone will have oiled streets next year. Arrange ment should be made with them to use the sprinkler that we have. Some people might not know it, but we have a dozen new families in the city. Several of these are experienced men with a trade. You can't stand still in this world, when you do the micobes of dissolution set to work. You either go ahead or go back. Heppner offers many more advantages than the average county seat, Ave are adding to these. o The managers of the Tum-a-Lum yards at lone and Lexington, Mr. Cronk and Mr. Rood, respectively, deserve a word of praise. When the Fair Board decided to erect some perman ent buildings, the ques An Example of tion came up as to who Getting Together should be given the con tract for the lumber. Since the Fair is a county institution it as decided to let all the lumber men put in bids. Mr, Cronk and Mr. Rood came to Heppner at the request of the Board. When they looked the situation over they decided that the lumber should be bought from the Heppner yards. The contract would not materially effect, the yearly sales of any company but the big idea that we wish to mention is that it gives you a line on the mental development of these men. It shows a willingness to get together and work tor the good of the fair, the indivi duals and the entire county. Such a spirit as this will make Morrow County go forward with tremendous strides. In a talk with Mr. Phelps we learn that Morrow County is supplying enough sweet corn for local consump tion. Four years ago, Mr. Phelps said, there was scarcely an ear grown here. Bert Peck took the prize offered by the O.-W. R. & N. for dry land corn, which is no small honor. Ihe railroad has encouraged corn produc tion here and at the present time one can see fields as good as you see in the Central states. As a matter of economy, they tell us that to burn your lights in the daytime means that they will last only one-half a? long. , V The geographies will need a little changing' by the time school starts, probably before, Servia should have employed Iluerta severa days ago and all of this trouble could have been avoided. It is reported that the Mexicans in Vera Cruz are waxing rich from the American colony there. One enterprising railroad ......!... -..- A . ll A i 1 i mining excursions u) mat pince in order that the natives might see the soldiers. HM 'Lav. i . j ii i , . iiieie inigiii ue no ivusinnn nag lor the Mer vians to salute when the time comes fo saluting Hags. The MAXWELL "25" t LightweightCheap to run-ask or Demonstration. 21 rtlJ f o b. factory The Jack Rabbit Garage r OIL, GASOLINE, and all kii mobile Accessories. Expert Repair Work Headquarters for OIL, GASOLINE, and all kinds of AUTO mobile Accessories. Dr. Winnard believes in fresh air. Last Friday night he invited the Herald force and Walter Hill and B. J. Sigsbee to take a little spin in his Maxwell 25. There was just sufficient weight to make the car ride easy. After a half an hour's riding, Dr. took us home. Mrs. P. A. Stevens and grandson, Virgil, and daughter, Zettie, returned from Seattle, Saturday evening. While in that city they attended the Dunkard's Convention. Miss Step hens took a course in German and Drawing at the Summer School. Mr. Herb Thielen, of Pendleton, is working in the Noble harness store. He is a voune unmarried man and seems to be an experienced workman. Just how long he will stay, he does not know. Vic Groshen Ice Cold Beer, Either Bottle or Drught, To Quench The Thirst These Hot Summer Days Heppner, Oregon The Summer Resort is without occupants. PROFESSIONAL COLUMN F. DYE, DENTIST Pemanently located in Odd Fellows building, Rooms 4 and 5. HOUSES FOR SALE ON EASY TERMS-Small Payment Down Stop Paying Rent Money Into Sombody's Pocket. Own Your own Home and be Independent. We invite your Inquiries. .' . . .' Dr. H. T. ALLISON PHYSICIAN & SURGEONS Office Patterson Drug Store Heppner, - - Oregon Dr. A .P. CULBERTSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office Second Door North Minor & Co. Store. Heppner, - - Oregon. BINNS' REAL ESTATE ELKHORN RESTAURANT Best Meals in .the City and at the most reasonable prices Everything neat and clean Short orders served in quick and satisfactory style Drs. WINNARD & McMURDO PH YSICIANS & SURGEONS Heppner, - - Oregon Dr. F. N. CHRISTENSON DENTIST Heppner, Oregon Offices with Drs. Winnard & McMurdo C. E. WOODSON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office In Palace Hotel. Heppner, Ore. Peoples' Cash Market HENRY SCHWARZ, Proprietor Open for business nnder new and experienced management, ( Soljpits find will appreciate your patronage. Fresh and Cured Meats SAM E. VAN VACTOR ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Heppner, Oregon IHE SCUTTLERS THE REFORMERS BY HEPPNER BRANCH NO. 1 With the traditionnl faith which the American people pluee in the be-it-en-acted of a leirisUtive body, we are in fair way to become the most regu lated and circumscribed people in the world. No king, desiring to hold his throne, would dare to impose the re strictions upon hi subject and to in terfere in their private affairs as the elected official of the American repre scntntive democracy interfere in the affair of the people. With our It-giuiiitor deeming it a distinction and a sign of progress to be able to return to their constituents and enumerate a Ion list of law which they have initiated and en acted to regulate this and penalize that, we are In n fair way of getting back to the good old day when there were over a thousand crime in the English lw that were deemed fel onies. A notable nddre was delivered he- fore the New York Mur Association b' ' ex-Judge Cullen of the court of ar penis on the changing view of lilier v The reaction from the inten 'di iilimlism of the early part of thi nineteenth century, ha thrown u in to the arm of professional reformer moral regulator and community husy hodie who purpose to place the mass es In legislative struiK'ht jacket and compel them to le moral. The working clns Is forced to hear the hmnt of the growing denial of the freedom of the rititen to live hi life without having to account to a town regulator or the policeman on the In-at. It amusement are aingled out for iupervision, regulation or censor tWp. The masse are deemed to he eijentially immoral, incapable of pro letting themselve. and in nerd of the solicitous rare of the "hetter rlasse" ensihle of their superiority and con- (Clou or their responsibilities. They past these prohibitory law to regulate the poor and impose upon the masses for their protection by the class which feels that it can not be true to itself or faithful to heaven un less it shall have at least one or two of these law passed every election to save the . masse from themselves. These law hace failed to improve the moral of anyone but have served to exalt police authority and add one more official crime. Judge Cullen, in reviewing the de cisions of the courts sustaining ar bitrary authority and the extension of official interference in the affairs of the citiien, cited the mas of evidence to show that many of the liberties which we thought had been secured from attack by constitutional gunrniv tees, are being denied and undermined We quote from the New York Sun's report or hi address: Of the decision of the West Vir ginia court sustaining martial law in the roul strike lone, he said: "These decision exalt the mili tary power beyond any height hith erto known in thi country. They assert the power of the military at the uncontrolled discretion of a sin gle man to dispose of the life and li iieity of any person within the slate, not by way of detention un til the termination of an insurrec tion, not where lite is taken in the actual clash of arms, but purely a punishment for act which may not I offense at all by law. Judge Cullen said that the "lust for military intervention" has grown until it is "becoming the common practice in case of any great disaster, such a fire or flood to call out the military." Relating how "a young lady act ing a the secretary of the gover nor," recently placed the town of Copperfleld. Oregon, under martial law because the civil authorities failed to close the saloons, he said: "Thus one violation of liberty and law leads to another till the prac tice becomes common." Of the Minnesota law forbidding reports of executions, Judge Cullen declared that the court decisions supporting it "enunciated a doc trine" faUl to the liberty of the press. He added: "I believe that on nuinv subjects it is right thnt the public mind should be excited in spite of what ever disadvantage may come from thnt condition and I hnd supposed that it was the inalienable right of the press to excite public opinion on the subject of any wrong so that that wrong might be redressed." Judge Cullen said thnt the pres ent day tendency was to make all human shortcoming crimes. "In this state," tie said, "we now ors in every state." have over 1!00 felonies and over ooutiie that number of misdemoan- The list of offenses which are be ing committed in the name of the peo ple against their own liberties could be extended until it should compose an astounding indictment of those who govern in the people's mime. When Jefferson said that "eternal yigilunce is the price of liberty." he indicated that each generation, if it would be free, must protect and se cure its own liberties. The fathers are dead. They can do nothing for us. We must tight our own battles. If our experiment in democracy is not to perish, the musses of the peo ple must become conscious of their interest and realize that every denial of freedom, he it of the individual directly ,a the interference with their wholesome amusements, or in the denial of the liberty of the press and freedom of speech, the setting up of martial law and writ of injunction, strikes at them and is calculated, if not in every instance designed, to hold them in subjection to a ruling class. We can not have a free democracy where the citizen is made conscious that to avoid arrest and prosecution as criminal he must walk in fear of S. E. NOTSON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office in Court House, Heppner, Ore. WELLS & NYS ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW Heppner, Oregon FRANK WYNER wants your Hides, Pelts and Wool If you have anything in this line see me at Phill Cohn's HEPPNER, .... OREGON KNAPPENBERG & JOHNSON ATTORNEYS AND COUNCELORS AT LAW lone, .... Oregon W. L. 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