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MZPPORD matt: TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1931 PAGE NINE Former Leader In Good Gov't Congress Urges Vote For Peter Zimmerman Ve Ife Blltart THere are three distinct force at Vor la our state and nation at thli ' " Ucae. There to the awing far to the light, of ttia political pendulum, that represents a force that haa been ac cumulating itnoa the civil war, which reached Its full fruition during tht test three republican administration!. Thla la the power of the great cor poration, with their Interlocking di rectorate and policy of unrestrained preed. The prophetic mind of Lin coln foresaw thla condition when he aid, Just before hla assassination: "I aee In the future a crisis approach ing that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my eemitry. Corporations nava been en throned, an era of corruption tn high placet will follow, and the money power of the country will' endeavor to prolong lta reign by working upon the prejudice of the people, until the wealth la aggregated In a few Binds, and the republic- Is destroyed." The American public awoke to the gravity of thla situation on the eve of the last presidential election. Their confidence was won by a gracious and kindly personality and the prom ises of his campaign addresses. He was swept Into office by an over whelming majority. His Inaugural ad dress was most reassuring Inasmuch as It was eloquent with loyalty to our traditional Institutions of gov ernment. In their confidence the people lavished upon their president the most extraordinary powers and with this centralization of power we beheld tremendous reverse swin? to the left of the political pendu lum. In this extreme back swing the very bulwarks and buttresses of our constitution were disregarded. Con gress abrogated Its constitutional au thority over our national treasury to a small group who were not elect ed, but appointed. The NRA, quite unconstitutional In Its functioning processes, became established on an elaborate plan. A hydra-headed sys tem of bureaucracies reared Itself In cur midst. This was quickly followed by regimentation, centralization and control of all avenues that form pub- lie opinion. Thla contortion of our customary governmental methods wag followed by a quite logical and in evitable Inrush of Isms. socialism. aovletlsm, communism mingled with our legitimate strike situations, thus confusing the Issues and obscuring grai a economic problems. This hoe all happened within so short a time as If a planned order was being speedily pushed through. Surely our gracious president, who spoke so loyally of our democratic Institutions and traditions, cannot be the authority for all these vast ehangesi We look to the personnel of this hydra-head form of "government and find key-positions manned to 'an alarming extent by representatives of the same race and placed there by appointment and not through the electorate. We find that the great majority of these are Internationalists In their ldeala and objectives. At this point It Is well to ponder ttie words of Washington "that the free constitution which Is the work of your hands may be sacredly main tainedwatching for Its preservation with Jealous anxiety; dlscontenanc Ing whatever may suggest even a sus picion, that It can in any event be abandoned.' I maintain that the desperate winging of the political pendulum should be steadied and held on cen ter and that center Is the heart of our nation the sacred covenant or our constitution. I assert that Peter Zimmerman la the only statesman I available in Oregon who la able to. accomplish this mighty task within the confines of our state. 1 The republican candidate for gov ernor, Mr. Dunne, Is condemned by his own record In the state legisla ture, which proclaims him the con sistent representative of the power trust and the privileged class. The democratic candidate for gov ernor. General Martin, sweeplngly up- holda the present-administration, which has sanctioned and established within the ancient structure of our government, alien forms and methods borrowed from the U. 8. 8. R. We have Washington's Judgment upon this unconstitutional procedure. Between these two extremes we find the progressive independent can didate for governor, Peter Zimmer man, whose constructive platform Is the logical outgrowth of his splendid legislative record in behalf of the people. Besides his experience as a statesman and his association with such outstanding patriots as Senator R. M. LaFollette, Sr., Senator George W. Norrls. and the late George Joseph of this state he la also a mechanical and electrical engineer. These abili ties will be of great service to the people of his state In the Just dis tribution of power from Bonneville dsm. He was born on a farm in Oregon, has prsctlcal knowledge of farm problems and leavea his farm as a true crusader a modern Cinclnatus to defend the people of his state not only against a foreign foe in the form of socialism and communism. but against that sinister enemy with. In the fold, the wolf In sheep's cloth ing known as the power trust. Mr. Zimmerman's record, platform, and loyalties reveal him to be a worthy standard-bearer for progressive prln clples and in harmony with the highest In our national traditions. Our people will ever be best served by the ancient faith a form of gov ernment conceived in the minds ol free men and born over a century and a half ago, through the blood and sacrifice of our Christian fore fathers. All those who value these prin ciples of government will do well II they vote on November 6th for Peter Zimmerman as the next governor ot Oregon. ARIEL BURTON POME ROY, Medford, November 8. go to the various departments of state. Hs efforts expended In response to these letters, and upon his own Initiative, have greatly aided Oregon. Xven In the Rogue river valley large sums of money have been made ave'l able to our fire Irrigation districts and In our relief work. Much of the latter, of course, came through the President's general plan for taking oare of relief problems. m the face of these fact it seems so wrong to say that Congressman Martin la not acquainted with the needa of Oregon. He could not have gwno through these experiences, and gathered the necessary Information to do this work, without having learned much about Oregon s requirements and resources, In addition to the ex tensive knowledge which he already possessed. It Is strange that anyone would try to make the voters believe that Congressman Martin is not the best qualified man In Oregon to be Its chief executive during the cont'nu- stlon of the President's work slready begun for the people. With Martin In the governor's office, we will have a man whom the humblest citizen In the state will feel at perfect liberty to see and call upon. In connection with Oregon's needs. The legislature will hare confidence in him. It will heed his messages to it. It will know that the laws which he asks It to pass will be worthy of their earnest consideration. And when he urges them to enact measures of relief for help In lifting some of the tax burdens off of the shoulders of the people, they will work with him. And when they memorialize congrjes for legislation, they can count on him, not only to bring to their aid the support of those who have been hla colleagues In both the House and the Senate, but that he will know the heads of every department in Wash ington where help may be obtained, and that he will at all times have the ear of President Roosevelt. It Is unthinkable that we would throw away at this time this oppor tunity to do THIS ONE THING moss Important to be done for our good, and for the good of the people of the state as a whole, the election of Con gressman Martin as governor. A. E. RE AMES. Medford. Nov. 8rd. Communications vent "reds' from destroying the property snd over at the Century of Progress the "roaring mob" was doing $150,000 damage and the police stood helplessly by. The president of Uni versity of Minnesota threatens to ban football tf drunkenneas and rowdyism Isn't curbed. Not many moons ago a residence on the esst tide becsme vacant and inside of tlx weeks every pane of glass was broken and everything movable was either carried away or broken. The police were notified, went over and caught the perpetra tors red-handed In broad daylight. What was done about It? Look up the cooper's son's defini tion of "nothing'' and you will know. Recent research by Columbia uni versity reveals the fact that "wicked ness" has Increased one-third during the past two years, mostly due to family laxity. What can we expect when officers are suffering from myopia and par ents from sleeping sickness? Just a little restraint by parents on tbeJr own habits and a knowledge of the whereabouts of their boys and girls might help. What can we hope for when the first thing given to a boy as soon as he can walk is a pair of chaps and pistol and his first words are boop-boop-a-doop." and girls from kindergarten to college a gee are clothed, like Cleopatra, In "sunshine and climate" and little else and pa rade In public. Yours for a little training In de cency, respect for laws and property rights. J. W. 8. (Name on file) olared Ocneral Martin should be beaten by Joe Dunne, because he, Martin, la guilty of being an army man. I aay all credit to Martin, and for one X will be glad to see a good soldier at the head of this state during the next four years. Tours for fair play, and loyalty to the fighting men of this great land ol OUra. BERT HOLMES. Medford. November I. Martin Defeat Unthinkable! To the Editor: During Congressman Martin s term In office he has received .Tiar.y thou sands of letters from Oregon citizens concerning Oregon's needa. These let ters Increased during the last two sessions of congress, and reached an average of over two hundred per day It Is estimated that more than seventy-five per cent of these letters were concerning various Oregon pro jects end relief matters, and things to be done for the good of the state. Of course, on some subjects many let ters were written. But they all re quired and did receive careful study and attention. Many required him to Comments On Hallowe'en. To the Editor: Well, the Hallowe'en orgy Is past, and some of our best streets look like a Carrlbbean typhoon had vis ited our fair city. While the vandals were destroy ing city property estimated at W60 and private property of an un esti mated value, our combined police force was able, by Herculean effort, to "run down and capture" THREE of the culprits. Magnificent work! You may call such destruction "pranks," but when boys (and glrla) enter private property and pull up cabbage and other vegetables planted by the owner for winter use and throw them on other people's lawns and dooteps only one term can ap ply Vr 'Ham. Perhf...j "petty thievery" would be better. The writer did a little watching that night and saw children of ages from 6 to Id throwing cans, gar bage and other filth on neighbors' porches. All In the name of fun I While they were doing this the par ents were too busy to know any thing about It. Some were listening to "I Want Nothing but Love," and other exotic effusions of like na ture; some were down town "trip ping the light fantastic"; others were pursuing happiness by a game of bridge; ail serenely oblivious of the doings of their irresponsible off spring. While this was going on In Med ford, down In Los Angelea students were patrollng the campus to pro- It's Absolutely True. To the Editor: There should be no hesitancy on the part of any voter to cast a ballot for the present county lncumbenta. First, because these men either car ried on during the dark daya of two years ago, or took their offices at a time when physical violence and civil discord were at their height. They showed a high type of courage. Sec ondly because they have shown ef ficiency and honesty In carrying on the business of the county. To any one in any commercial line of busi ness It would be a self-evident fact that no success could be achieved If every executive officer of the com pany was turned out of office Just as aoon as he began to understand the business and to run It efflc lently. I have nothing but liking and respect for those who are run ning aa candidates against the pres ent officials, and It is one of the best guarantees for good government, that the type of men who are anxious to get In should be aa high as the men they are trying to oust. Jackson county is fortunate In the high calibre of Its candidates this year, but no quicker way of eliml nating the high type of public of flclal has ever been found than to refuse to re-elect the honest, effic ient public servant. LEONARD CARPENTER. Medford, November 3. Republican for Martin. To the Editor: One thing in this campaign hasn't been pointed out that I think should be. At least. It has made me so mad it has made a good Republtcsn Into a Martin supporter. I don't belong to the Legion, but I respect that organization. I respect the army ser vice. But it has burned me up to see members of the Legion, who are so proud of the fact they were drafted Into the army, trying to disqualify General Martin from taking public office for which he is fitted, because he has given a large part of his life to service at home and abroad under the stare and stripes. It will be Armistice Day pretty anon, and we will see these boys proudly parade before the people and yet soma ot those same boys have publicly de- It's Par Too Hetrtone To the Editor: On Politics It seems to be a very appropriate time to breathe a sigh of relief. Our state election will soon be a thing of the past. As for Southern Oregon. we'll never know that the state own ed a governor, until 1938 rolls round During this political campaign. quite enough verdl-grlf has been grat ed Into our editorial columns to pri son the entire population. The food, that we eat is subject to very string ent laws, before It Is consumed. Per haps, the day will come when edi torial writers are required to havo health certificate. Our brains are Jutt as susceptible to poison, as our di gestive tracts. Yoweahl Editorial erewa with chipping ham mers, and riveting machines have played havoc with the hulls of our gubernatorial candidates. They all have my sympathy but I can only vote for one. To my way of thinking, this elec tion business Is far too serious. The game should be modernized, opened up; and a gleam of humor allowed to penet-armte the dull, heavy, mass fo mstlons used today. I'd much rather witness a contest between the Democratic, and Repub lican gubernatorial candidates where aU rhetorical stuff was consigned to the aah can, and custard pies the mo tivating force behind each argument, The candidate who could look like somebody, with gobs of custard hanging from his bushy eyebrows, snd his dress-suit tinged with yel low, would win my vote In a walk Custard Is not usually connected with dignity, still dragging a poor guy through the mud flats doesnt en hance his pride either. In order to determine a candidate' fitness for grasping Intricate public problems, and also his resource ful- nsss we might use a greased pig. This idea of pigs, and politicians on the same program, Is not new by any means. The ancient Greeks oarrle'1 the Idea a bit further, about the time Arlatotle was held together with raf-ety-plns. A document exists, some where, showing that these ancient took a vote on whether to continue this close association between animal, and man. The only one to cast a negative ballot, was the pig. Should we desire something mote strenuous, snd slanted toward ha spiteful, with a distinctly personal touch; we might have the Republican, and Democratic gubernatorial candi dates shove their heads through a sheet of canvas. Each Republican could heave three baseballs at the Democrat'a potato, and visa versa. By using one, or more ot these methods for eliminating the tinrtfl slrable candidate, we should have In the survivor an, official who was strong, manly, patient, and resource ful; and now .... Omar bring on the grape t O. L, BULLEN Medford, Nov. I. Fumes Kill Four HULL, Que., Nov. S. ( AP) Four persons died from asphyxiation early today after a furnace explosion sent clouds -of dense smoke Into their apartment. The one exit cut off by names, Jean Campeau and his wife made a frantic effort to get their two small children out through the windows but failed. HEALING AMENDMENT The following statement opposing adoption of the healing arts amend ment, to be voted on Tuesday, was Issued Saturday by the Women's Aux lllary to the State Medical society: "Last year the basle science law was passed In Oregon, seven other states having 'passed It previously, In cluding Washington and Idaho. It provides that anyone whom the state shall sanction by license to practice healing shall first pass a state ex amination In anatomy, physiology, pathology, chemistry and hygiene. 74 per cent of chiropractors failed to paas the basic science examination, 64 per cent naturopaths, 35 per cent osteopaths. 10 per cent medical men. "This year, to combat the basle science law the leaders of the com mercial schools of healing have placed on our ballot, not a bill, but a con stitutional amendment, whose scope. If sdopted, would be almost Incalcu lable. In the flrnt place, our state constitution la already three times as long aa that of the United States. The amendment will lengthen it by 40 per cent. It will be Impossible for schools of healing, medical or other wise, to rectify mistakes or to Im prove without a vote of the people because their regulations will be In the constitution. "It would lower educational stand arda by allowing graduates of the commercial schools of healing, with abort. Inadequate preparation, te practice on the same basis as medical men who have devoted years to study. It would mean an Influx of Incom petents who cannot meet require ments of other states. "It would allow these under-qualified practitioners access to our hos pitals, and would therefore make Im possible the maintaining of national hospital standards. , "It would likewise mske Impossible the upholding of our enviable public health record, since there would be no way to control communicable dls- ."Should this amendment pass, It would Increase the eost of Industrial accident Insurance to such an extent as to make It prohibitive to many In dustries and publle projects. In that way our workmen's compensation act would be Jeopardised. "The amendment would live the cities ne of Oregon no liberties that are not already guaranteed to them by the constitution. It In so way concerns religious healing. "The civic clubs, women's clubs, schools, health organisations, and hospitals and all those Interested In maintaining public health do not want this amendment passed. Will you please use your Influence against this amendment?" 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This year $11,000 is the "least" in such a cause? very least amount with Let us do MORE than our which the Community Chest share! can care for our babies, our ,M) m children, our sick, our crip- Url and our aired. But Medford must raise the amount pled, and our aged, nut fa shall we be satisfied with a federal relief funds. Support the Community Chest Campaign ; Medford National Bank The Campaign Starts Wednesday! Let Us Put Medford's 1 19 OVER THE TOP! Let Us Help Those In NeedLXet Us Contribute to the Character Building of Future Citizens! E HAVE AN OBLIGATION to our neighbors who are in need that must be fulfilled . . i We are also obligated to provide sufficient character-building activities to assure the future good citizenship of our young folks . e . Medford has never failed to meet her obli gations never before has the need for support of welfare organizations been so great Let us go "Over the Top" in a substantial way! Bear in mind ... the organizations participating in the Community Chest are not asking for additional funds over last year they are just combining their funds campaigns for the convenience of the public, saving a duplication of effort made neces sary by scores of so-called"drives" in the future. GIVE BUT ONCE! GIVE FOR ALL! THI8 ADVERTISEMENT CONTRIBUTED BY THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE IN BEHALF OF MEDFORD '0 COMMUNITY CHEST CAMPAIGN.
