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1VA.SEDFORD MA 1L TRIBUNE!
PUHiHKt DAI L Y KXCUIT SATUllOAV.
A consolidation of tiu .MfiUorvl Mall, talillshtt 1S8! tins Southern Orot?
Un. CRtMtilliilHHt l02; the Dnucntlc Times, oalnbllsheil 18 J; the Ashlnml Trlti
uno, eiitnbtlshoa IS96. and the Mod ford Tribune, rtrttUahtd 106.
UttitMul fnper of the (Mty of Mod ford.
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"ASHLAflDEN" SAYS IT
IS FlfiHT TO DEniHE
av.nnnv. PUTNAM. Editor mid Mnnmrer.
,. .Mnmi dnaa matter November I. l0i. it tho postoTtlco ut Mcdforff.
OrcEon. under the act of Mareli J, 1S79.
t '" SUnSCUIPTION UATKS:
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THE ASSEMBLY, THE NORMALS AND THE
KNOCKER.
The columns of tho Portland Oregonian offer a strik
iug instance of the prostitution of a great newspaper for
tlm numnfjuihiro and creation of public opinion tor speeia
interests. This occasions no surprise, for the tone, color
and policy of the Oregonian has ever been along tlieso
lines. It, is a cheerless, Hopeless sneer, pessimism in ireai
rnmir of ovorvdav thin us conceniinir everyday people, op
timistic onlv'in the endeavor to force something upon the
. i f iU.Ti 1 1?
people, against their inclination, against meir wuuiuv.
Renders of the Orcaonmn, particularly tlio bunday is
sue, are being edified nowadays with columns of slush to
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the effect that oUiee-seeKers in various pans ot uruguu
favor the assembly as the only means of preserving the
integrity of the republican party in Oregon and restoring
it to harmony.
Evidently upon tlie presumption that a lie well stuck
to is better than tne trutn, tne uregonian euuonai col
umns are filled dav after dav with a wearisome revision
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of fact calculated to arouse opposition to tne uireci pri
mary and foster that darling of the scrub politician, the
asseinuiv a restoration ot iiiacuuic pumu's, mi&s riuc
and corruption.
All of this follv and falsehood is designed to manufac
ture public opinion favorable to the assembly, and to in
duce the people to surrender their present powers to the
politician. The welfare of the republican party is declared
to be in danuer in spite of the 40,000 majority m Oregon.
in spite of the fact that every state and national public
otticiai eiccteci oy tne people or uregon. exeunt one, is u
republican.
riie integrity of the republican party is not and never
has been menaced by. the direct primary law it is, though,
and always has been menaced by the factional fights with
in ;the party. The deadlock legislatures, the election of
democratic governors and senators was due to these t,i'ar
rels due to the refusal of faction to accept rule bv ma
jority. There was no direct primary law to put the blame
on when Chamberlain was elected governor. His election
was due to votes given him by one faction of the repub
lican party because it could not rule the convention. His
election as senator was due to votes cast for him by the
Fulton faction, because Fulton was not nominated by the
republican majority.
It is not very lonr since that the Oregonian fathered
such a campaign against the state normal schools as it is
now making against the direct nnnmrv law. Its column's
were filled with abuse, vilification and calumny in its ef
forts to manufacture a hostile public opinion. Tt held the
lash over the legislature, and found subservient tools there
to oarrv out its wishes. Not all of its mossbaek program ir
and reactionary ideas were placed upon the statute books,
but it was successful in one thing, and the three normal
schools of the state were cut off in the middle of the school
year without a dollar's appropriation to fulfill the bargain
and corruption between the Oregonian and its legislative
sycophants.
There was no more desire, no more demand from the
people for the murder of the normals than there is for the
throttling of the direct primary law. Both reactionarv
efforts originated in this personified grouch masquerad
ing as a newspaper. The campaign against the direct pri
mary and for the assembly is being conducted along the
same lines of misstatement and untruth as was the cam
paign against the schools. There is just as much logic
in one as there was in the other, and no more, and there is
no more reason why the people should surrender their pow
er than there was that the state of Oregon should parade
itselJ)efore the nation as an enemy of higher education.
The Honriiouth normal is circulating an initiative pe
tition appealing direct from the edict of the legislature
to the people of Oregon for support. It is probable also
that the Weston normal will do the same, and the Ashland
normal should follow suit, and thus find out definitely
whether the people of Oregon really favor the suppression
of normal schools. Because the Oregonian and its legis
lative implements approved it, does not mean that the peo
ple approve it.
Hood River is out with an initiative petition to estab
lish one large normal school at Hood River to take the
place of the three at Weston, Monmouth and Ashland.
There is no particular reason why Hood River should
have a normal school it is not central in location, not an
educational center, and is not as readily reached by the
people of the state as are the three towns in which the
normals were located, all of whom were admirably situat
ed for the people of their various sections. But Hood Riv
er would like to have the state spend some money there,
and no one can blame her.
The Oregonian, which so bitterly fought the Rogue
River normal and put it out of business, has not vet found
any fault with the proposed Hood River normal,' probably
because it is nearer to Portland. Tt will be interesting to
watch the course of the Oregonian regarding this proposed
normal AviU not be vilified and lied about as was the
normall will not be villified and lied about as was the
Rogue River normal.
FUTURE OF ASHLAND
4- f ffH--f 4- -f4-f
FREDERICK WARDE
IS MASTER OF THE
mm. Jmlffo Mnrulro, PotiiotM'nl witnln linvn boon uln.vliijf mIihio HnU
would ho tho I'liHion ciiiiillilntc In thu tmin.Y, itiMMmlhw Id liotol ol'l'luluk
fourth tlititriol, now rtiproriuntotl ly 'I'litt only kioiiikIh for tlm report llml
.lllllllH Kllllll. KttMtlllliOMU. Mml'uIiy
nourly ilofoutoil Knlm in lt)()H inul
fturvod tiuvnrnt lornm in ConuroHH
ASU1.ANP, Or., .Inn. III. -(To th!
KUlr.)--After much strenuous el' 1
fort, cousumiuK nearly one. mouth'
time and much html work, (lie peti
tion for tho reooll of our present
competent nml piv;rossivii mnyor,
Sam Snoll. has heun filed with the
city rouortlor, throuu'h the influeueo
of Phipps. Hosley, Hill Willis, UtmuM
and John Swadvs,
LECTURE PLATFORM
The entertainment that will ho uu' lM" lmH ,,MM M'iwl
momuorod a loan; tune m tlto luuturo
on Hamlet rIvmi us hy Mr. Waldo
Saturday ni;ht. Wo all know Ham
let is a very fnseiitntiiiK piny to wit
ness, hut we wem Homuwhat in donhl
an to how it would serve us an ouler
tftlnor for tho Konorul puhlio Rivon
in tho manner in whioh Mr. Wardo Is
TAFT'S BROTHER NOT ILL.
AS WAS REPORTED
PASADIWA, Cal., Jan. III. The
roport that llonry W. Tafl, hrolhor
of President Tafl. wh ill In the
Pasadena hospital, wan denied hy tho
nresetititiL' it. tin! to nuv llml ATi ....n !.! .i . , ...... , , .
imoj louuoiU). iWardo fafloinatod nml lm il Ii u mult. r- m..i-i !.. i.. .1 i ... . .1. i ...
up a ot oi biOH ami o il men who ,,,,. i,n,B, ,lVer.v net of the play ut t, H0(, Oreen, whore ho. .Mi
,a.ne here to Ket a xtod ejnnat, olis only Hlatu w ,, ,,,, He' T,ift and Dr. nl W 1 l'd
d.o in, enough name have at lMKlVo u tho Htorv and recited thul
cu mw iiiii'k win "i' principal featuivs, ami as a - -..
Iio wari ill (hut are known Ih I lie fuel
that Tall took his meals hi IiIh room.
FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF
CREW DIE IN SHIPWRECK
ldailON, Jan. III. nt'loen mom.
horn of tho crow of tho Hailing von
hpI Fortuna wore drowned whim tho
nhlp was wrecked among tho A .ores
during n heavy Hloriu, aouordlug to
miiHsnuoH received hero today. Five
Hiillors made their way from 'ho
sinking vessel In an open hunt, and
after drifting about 112 hours wore
picked up,
lieeu scoured.
cleared, tho lines drawn and a clear
cut nice will ho run between the pro
grwives and the mosslmoks,
It will ho somo satisfaction to the
average citizen to know which class
predominates in Ashland and to
know whether we arc to need mud
hoots for the next ten yours or will
we knvo paved streets. Hut with the
hunch of tightwads behind the recall
movement who are in favor of wal
lowing in the mud for ton years more
;t duos not seem possible that a
unod ft town as Ashland could have
ciotigh cheap skates to hack the re
call to got more than n corporal'
guard at the election. It has just
leaked out that either Hill Willis
Homes or II. t Hosltyy will be tin
candidate for mayor to step into Sam
Snell s shoos in cac the recall
should prevail. Hosley would be the
loeicnl candidate for the frionds of
reeallers. ns he Stands for all they
represent, as he started a building
tit the corner of Third and Mail
nbo'it ten years ago, ami it is still
in the course of construction.
ASHIiAXDKK
GOLD HILL ITEMS.
(Hv Spectator
MY. and Mr. Civile McFcrm'
formerly of this plneo. nr!'d h"
Wednesday from Los Angelos to
visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. V.
MeFerron. on K street, for a few
days. They have been residing at
Portland the past three years and
old his property in that place jut
before the holidays, and left for
Southern California to reside. Thv
have come back to Oregon to live. He
suvs tlie Welitoot state is pxul
enouuh for him. .
II.. A. Meridian of the Mail Trib
une was here the first of the wCi'l-
and enlarged the Miilneriptiim list
(pilte an extent.
Thomns Cnrr. an old resident and
mineownor of Foots Creek, is now a
resident of Anderson, Cal.. and is re
ported in very poor health the pst
winter with an old attack of la grippe
acnuired last winter.
Gold Hill for the past sovrnt'
ears has been represented bv a
Commercial elnb of about half n
dozen of the faithful. Tho nvcraire
citizen does not scorn to know or
realize the good results this organ
ization has accomplished. Gold Mil'
has been Wept on the map throned
their efforts. If a half dozen boost
ers can do that much, what will be
the result if overv resident ii and
iacent to this plneo nut their shoo1
dor to the wheel and boost? Doc'!
let us delnv any longer. Call o nm-s
meeting the coining week. irt t.
'oilier and let cverv resident sIitv
his hand. If you cannot be there on
account of business or other nmt tor
send a note to the chairman of the
mcetinir. mymg yon will be with
Attorney J. t. Ilummorslv was r.(
I'H'Ifsonville Friday on leal mat
ters. Hei.-ity Sheriff Willing I'lrieh ..'
T'lflyonvillc wns her Thuwdav nod
Friday on businosg coiniHcteil with
tb sheriff's offieo.
Sam Morris of Rod' I wit
hero on the nfreot l-'ridiv fir tin.
first lime the nasi yoar. H lm- lw
fojoflncd to the, home of hi fi !
Wijliam Morris, at Jhnt plfic. iv'iXh
illness. Ho is ilowmiinh iini)Vi" id io
bonlth. his many friends will b"
to hear, and hope ho will regain, 't
pcrmnneiitly.
John Short, the Fool Ctw
miner-farmer, wn here fin bni.innsM
Friday. He recently bonded liis
properly lo a Portland oompanv. who
are now prospecting nml operating if.
Amoinr the Gold Hill boys employ
ed nt Ihe Opp mine near Jiicksonvillo
are George (', Garrett, Jack Sharpe
and Joe Croncn.
Harry Tresham, the Sam's Villoy
rancher, was hero Fridnv wilh adoad
of produce interviewing our march
ants,
Ttc,v II. Lampman of the News at
tended (ho boosters' meeting at Mcil
ford Tuesday evening, and returned
Wo'dnefidny.
George U: TTnff, the barbor, bus
piireliased F. Q. Dealing's barber
shop, closed up his old slnnd and i
ot Shakespearean Hues Mr. Wardo
has no superior, to say the least.
Porhnps we have u galaxy ot atars
at tho present time, which would
equal tho sextet of actor to which
.Mr. Wardo belongs, namely, Huoth,
Harrott, Irving, John McCullongh,
Mansfield ami Keeuc, but it require
the perspective of time to see the
greatness of a man. There are very
few heroes whom wo rub shoulders
with daily. Tom Heed said that a
statesman was a politician who had
been dead a long time, and 1 presume
a groat autor is a mail whom vu en
joyed in our youth; but certainly
.it. Win do h mi tmu.Miul man. As
nu orator ho in superb; ns nu extern -piiruiioous
speaker ho has few, if any,
equals.
At u title bauquel given him by the
local Elks IoiIko after his entertain
ment Saturday night he gave us a
talk of about ten minutes. His re
marks were along the line of the
brotherhood of man, and tbev wore
certainly beautiful in sentiment ami
delivery. The ladies of the F.piscop.il
Guild nr to bo congratulated tor the
excellent entertainments they hu e
given its m their winters lecture1
eollf.0. !. M. A.
GOLD RAY GRANITE CO.
Olfico: UOD WoHt Main St., M.-dfonl, Oru.
Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon
D1C A L1CUS IN
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
I'Ot.irifS A.'.l) POLITICIANS.
Prohibitionists of Illinois will hold
their state convention ut Springfield
in May.
The Socialist party entertaiu-i
hoH3.s of electing the next mayor 'f
Milwaukee. 1
Thomas Todd, a Socialist alder
man, uns lieeu elected mayor nt
Grand Junction, Colo.
K. S. Johnson of Itapid City is be
ing boomed for the Democratic gu-
crnatorial ti'mination in South Da
kota.
Isaac T. Mann, a uiillioniiirc living
at Bramwell, is expected to try for
tho seat of Senator Scott of Wc-tt
Virginin.
Fasturn Militiciaus are again dis
cussing J'resitlunt Woodrow Wilson
of Princeton university for the Dem
ocratic presidential nomination in
1912. j
Senator Crnwford of South Da-'
koto and ltcprcseulntiw Hurke I
Pennsylvania are to speak before tin
Manufacturers' club in Iloslou the
latter part of this month.
Patrick H. Kelley, Chase S. (U
born, Amos MiiHsclumn nnd lfob;-l
M. Montgomery are the four candi
dates for the Republican nomination
for governor of Michigan this yen"
It is said Hint W. U. Davis, formei
mayor of Oakland, may be nominat
ed for governor of California by I he
I.incolu-Hoosevelt wing of Ihe He
publican party in that slate.
General Charles ' H. Grosyonor, i
vlio represented the clccntir Gii''
district in congress for many years,
is to be appointed a member of tli
Chickumaiiga park battlefield com
mission. Tt i reported efforts arc befog
made to brinjr together Ihe forces ,f
Governor Harmon and former Mayor
Johnson of Cleveland with a view of
imploring the Ohio legi-liilnre a id
oJoetfi't a Democrat to succeed S ,i
at.or Dick.
Molh of the older political puttie-
in Oklahoma arc said In bo worrv-
ing over the increasing strength of
tlm Soemlisls, In the hist election 1
the Socialists polled 'JL',000 votes I'm
Debs iii Oklahoma and from .'1(100 tit
(1000 vntoH for each of their candi
dates for congress.
An unprecedented occurrence in
American history, so far as can be
learned, si scheduled (o I like place in
Marquette, Mich., ucxf April, when
the voters of Hint city will elect
1 heir poslmaslcr. Congressman H,
O. Young of Ihe twelfth emigres,
sionnl district decided upon Ihis
means 'of disposing of an enibamiHs
ing th'rec-corncrcd fight.
In liio belief thai Ihe real fight for
control of the next house of re pro
geutntivoH will be in the middle west,
the Republican congressional com
mittco has decided lo remove the
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TONIGHT
BEAR HUNTING IN RUSSIA
(K.vciliug, Kcahstic)
THE DEACON'S DAUGHTER
'' (A Hural Poem)
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Evidently Cotnot A was too mu;h for tho 1U Tribune
press, which went out of commission at midnight, delaying
Hie Sunday issue and forcing tho printing of a small paper
until rppaii nr" conploted,
committee headuiiaiiers from New
now doing business nt the Penringj York lo Chicago. An office will bo
slaiid, Mr. Don ring has acnuired I mniulniiied in New York', but Mm
liiel work ot the cnumnitrii "ill he
fining laud in Lake county and Infl
(he first of the week wilh his iamil.v
for Lakeview.
Pcfiulv Ciamo Warden nm Sait
dry of Woodville wm hero Ihe' 11
of (lie week making imuijl offi
cyi,ouiidi.
dirccled from Chicago.
An effort iu, being maile to effeci
u fnAioii in the two San Kr.iucisco
ooiigrewMional dirilrieU on one Dem
ocrnt and one Labor candidate with!
the rimy of lUtfeutjcjf li" Hii
Of U. S Government Lands, Uma-til-a
Project, at Hermiston, Ore.
February 10, 1910
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