The Columbia register., April 20, 1906, Image 4

The Columbia Register,
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T& OrnOAL COUNTY PA? IX
STATE BANK OF RAINIER
rCSTLWD CORKKSPOKDEKT OREGOH TRUST tni SAYIXGS B13L
percent Interest paid on Time Deposit And Saving Amounts
Kastern Exchange Issued. Hanking Hours 9 a. m. to 4 r. u.
Saturday V a. m. to 8 P. u.
ElRTHQl'AkE.
April 18, Earthquake and Are destroy
td nearly one half of th city of San
Fraud. The property ks It iot
Im itn ilOO.ii00.0UU. Thousands of
pepl luxuries. Mora than 20) dead
and 1000 Injured In the city. The In
rant asylum near San Jo? waa thrown
down, the. superintendent and many
of the inmate killed. The dextructiou
wrought la something terrible, and
waa general over an erea of 100 mlk
along the coast. All towns around the
tav were dettroyrd. The Clift hou
was awept Into the sea by a tidal wave.
Elrht auuara miles in the city was
turned.
Tba drydock is Mill sloshing around
and is mak lug such slow progress that
It U almost utpectcd of receiving per
diem.
Indications point to the complete
UOccm of the new direct primary law,
wbicbwillbe tested Friday, for the
first time .--
When the 8eiretmry of Agriculture
announced that there would tie un
more crop failures, be pmbaply referred
U) Candidate;.
"They are fighting tlie aante ev!
Bow," say Roowrelt, "that we fought
in tbe time of Washington. To fiix
our eyes exclusively on evil, and to
ignore all good, is injurous to the social
wellfare." he add: "attacks on abuses
are right ouly wbeu they are based
en truth."
It waa tbe geueral supposition that
the saloons would ouly be closed during
tbe time of voting at the primary
election but Sec " of the primary
election makes the law governing
general elections applicable, hence
they will not be allowed to open be
tween tbe hours of 8 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Of thue mentioued last week by tbe
Register for the different positions to
be filled at the primary election today,
with the exception of Clerk and com
tuiseioner not one bus expressed to us a
desire for tbe place. Let the voters,
republicans and democrats walk up to
the polls and vote your choice. If
printed names do not suit write in one
that does. Exercie the right you have
of naming your choice, and you will
bave done your duty.
James Rice, who served two terms
'as sheriff ot Columbia County, has
been mentioned as a possible indepen
dwnl candidate rr the olrke or repre
sentative. Mr. Rice ie a member of
tbe Presbyterian church at Clatskauie.
Is well and favorably known all over
Columbia County. He was elected
sheriff as a democrat but perferred to
register aa an independent, as there
waa uo difference betweeu tbe two old
praties. Mr. Rice is an ardent ruunici
pal owuersip advocate. If the republic
cans should select Brother Flagg as
their hauner bearer, a thing unlocked
far, we hope to see "Jim" sby bis castor
into the field and after the June
. election we will wri;e Hon. Jas N
Rice of Clatskanie.
Tbe Register would urge upon dem
ocratsiu every precinct to select your
committeemen, and fill every blank on
your ticket with such men es you
. beleive are fitted tor the position to be
filled. While the democrats were not
very ardent supporters of the primary
lection law, yet they should give the
new primary law a full and fair test
aud to allow the office to seek the mau
! and to keep out tbe democratic porilon
. ot the primary election all sembleuce
, ( corruption, machine methods and
: .improper use of money. The board
Republican office seekers went at this
.' primary election in their time honored
, .maimer. Each wiug of the party has
: formulated a slate and money has flow
M like champaign. It isknon that
tue majority of the candidates for the
, republicans nomination for Oovernor,
r titate Printer, Secretary of State aud
t State Treasurer, have spent enonzous
sumiu their campaign, aud it is an
open secret that several of tbem wil
emerge from the fight, practically bank
: Tupt. This will leave these patriots
' in a state of mind not conduaive to
' party harmony.
Portland Letter.
. Portland April 16 tfriday of this
week tbe people of Oregon will name
' . their candidates for public office. This
. is tbe first time in the history of tbe
i State tbat they have beeu per
' initted to do so, with a few isolated
and iudlvidual exceptions.
The nomination of Governor Cham
.berlalu four years ago was one of these
. exception. While almost every Re
- publican candidate for office claims the
UFFICKR9
Carlton Lewis,
IVeeident
John Dihblee.
Vice President
C. S.VauAuker,
Cwsliier
MKKCToUS
Carloton Lewi,
John Dibble,
Dean Blanchard,
W. Cper Morris,
ItenJ W,
STATE BANK OF RAINIER
RAINIER, OREGON.
Columbia County Bank
BANK AT ST. HELENS, ORE.
We respectfully invite th public to inspect ur
uiethoJs of doing bu-iness. cash checks,
ruoney.Mike collections, Iiecive money on
deposit, Write Domestic and Foreign Exchan,
and do a gentral Ranking Business.
k lead and apparently feels hopeful
; atr all of thetu an diasaliafied with uprislug agaiust corrupt machine poll
the working of the primary law. They
object to the cost that they have
voluutarily assumed. It is openly
told on the streets of Porlleud that the
Republican candidates for Governor,
Secretary of State, State Printer aud
State Treasurer have each spent sums
running from $.",00 to f .M.OO.
This does' not look like a case of "Of
fice seeking tbe man." If the republi
can politicians had been sincere in
their protestations of giving the direct
primary election law a fair trial iu
spirit as well as letter, there would
bave been no necessity for any of their
candidates spending a dollar. Rut in
their anxiety to keep alive tbe old
machine methods of the party, they
began to loosen up the purse strings.
It is an opeu secret that next Satur
day morning, at least two of the defeat
ed Republican candidates for Governor
will he practically bankrupt. Two of
he candidates for State Treasurer bave
pent more than they could afford to
and some of tin caudidates for State
printer have expended enormous sums.
Iu tbe instances of tbe candidates for
State Printer, State Treasurer aud
Secretary of State, tbe game, they
think is more 'than worth tbe candle.
It has already beeu mentioned in
this correspondence that Senator
Fulton has placed an interpretation on
tbe direct primary law or on that part
of the election law tbat relates to the
election of United States Senators by
popnlir vote, that will altogether
nullify the people's wishes iu that re
spect.
No more absurd and ridiculous con
struction was ever placed ou any prop
osition. It will doubtless make the
Oregou Senator the laughing stock of
bis learned collegues at Washington.
It is tbe general belief tbat the
machine Republicans do not believe in
tbe direct primary; it was forced on
them by the people, but it takes away
their calling. For them itspells down
fall.
The primary law was never intended
to do away with, and cannot be con
strued by the most narrow minded
ro iti.'i ins as meun ng the abolition of
the party polities; but rather to destroy
tbe machine behind that party. It is
fast doing this and the machine men
are consequently correspondingly sore.
The primary law recognizes the Intel
ligeuce aud judgment of the individual
soverign voter. The repudlican ma
chine never did that. Iu this connec
tion it should be noticed that there is
perhaps no state in the Union tbat
contains a larger percent of indepen
dent voters.
This means destruction to the
machine.
It means a government by the
people.
It means that the best men will
likely be elected to office next June.
It probubly means that the best In
terests of this state, regardless of the
pirty affiliations will dumaud that
John M. (Jearin be returned to the
United States senate.
This independent vote in Oregon has
always been more or less active. Even
in the old days of the machine rule,
the soverign people occasionally revolt
ed from the disgraceful servitude of
bossisiu. And these epochs marked
some of the best days in Oregon's
history. The administration of the
late Governor Pennoyer was a con
spicuous example of this.
This ludepeunent vote is especially
large in some of the Oregon counties.
In Multnomah it always holds the
balance of power. It is said to be very
strong in Clackamas county. In that
county Roosevelt was given the largest
majority of any county in tbe state;
but next June it U elected tbat the
entire Democratic ticket will be elected
by a combination of Democratic and
T- - . ....
xuuepeuueui votes. Tills will be an-
Jackets, Suits, Silk Petticoats
and Silk Waists
Lndii's' Hiuh Claa Suits and Coats, tho otitic balance of a promlnrnt mnnufac
turvr, bought at a priiv nmipatihliMvitlt our cash busings, atul now ollVrvd to our
patrons and fronds at huts that will khu doso thorn out. Now, up-to-dato Eton
Jackots, handsomely talTi'taliiiotl; vwy suit n prfwt i?tm. Wo will put tnem on
sale tomorow and Wednesday at ridiculously low prices. The pick is your while
they last Keinetuber, Tuesdays and Wednesday's great ottering Tim early whop
pers et the lirst choice.
til's. Iii ClackHtust, the machine has
always flourished like the pmvorbal
green biy tree. No wheie Iu the state
bad politic Income more corrupt. It
bad reached a point wl.ere endurance
cea.edto be a virtue nam! indication
that next June the Clackamas money
changers will be driven front the temple
This i it; the old time machine Re
publicans view the situation with
alarm.
The Independent voter are atified
and know they are coming into their
own; While the Democrat sec in
thew vigns of the time, the reelection
of Governor Chamberlain : the electln
of United State Senator Geariu aud
m my other thing are probable.
WHY HAKKK IttlUM:D.
Perhaps, because he saw the trend
of public opinion, is the reason why
Republican State Chairman Frank C.
Baker deserted hi ship in troubled
water. Aud then perhap the story,
currently going the round, of nis con
versation with President Rotmevelt I
true. The story to the effect that the
late chalrmum told the President that (
with the aid f the pner kind from'
Washington, be could carry Oregon
June for the entire Republican ticke
and defeat Governor Clumilerlalii a
well a the rest of the Democratic can
didate. The President is said to have
replied :
"I have no very exaulted opinion of
the Oregon wing of the Republican !
egou's present Governor will be a good
thing for the people of your state and i
Hint eventually it will not injure the
Republican party iu Oregon." j
It it said th tt not even the 4.1,000,
majority he received in the last Nation-!
al election it. this state can make Mr. :
Roosevelt forget t lie slap iu the face;
the Oregon Republican mive him!
Ladiet' and Gent's New
Suit Cases. Hand Satchels
We have a beautiful collection of p-n-nine
Leather Miit Cases, in 'JO. "2 and
JO-inch, elegantly made and htrotnrly
bound and mounted. Hetter qualities
and lower prices than ever ottered in the
city. Tuesday and Wednesday at
$i,ro, i.7:, j.r.o,
fc! 75, ;t.:o, $::, sum
And upwards. Strongly recommon led
for wear and durability.
Mt. Hood Shirts
2 47 dozen of tue celebrated Mount Hood
Shirts; soft bosom, all si.es, iu cheeks and
stripes. Standard value loa 7" and .s.1c
your choice while the last for 50c.
Ladies' Silk Waists
14 dozen ladies' wh'te and cream Wash
Silk Waists, elaborately trimmed, fit and
finish .to date, j..r0, !.7.r and tll.OO
values Tuesday and Wednesday your
choice for fcM.r.
Heat this for value if you can.
U7 dren pure white India Linen WaUtrf,
short sieves, hlh and low ruts, handsome
ly laco trimmed. Standard value, for
l..'0-sale price Tuesday and WedncH
day, at the Waist counter, choice fcr t)8c.
(Jreatest Waist barrin on eaath.
Dress Goods Department
We have anything and everything you
want in new Sprint? Press (ioods, from
,r.o- to fcl.oo yard,
blues anb Kaanet.
s'
ee
our new Krays,
The Store Noted for Best Goods tit
Lowest Prices.
CORN ICR of Til INI) mid MORRISON STRICIvTS.
PORTLAND, OREGON
ti x is An i
RAINIER
Esta
AGENCY.
W. C. FISCHER & CO?
tfil
SPRING FOOTWEAR.
g Rainier, Ore. 8
kill 1 1 lllwvl 9
Tho famous little pills.
DeWltP
tit
when they elected Ringer Ilerniau to
Congreci!,
TIIKY 1)1 K HARD.
The Steamer Iralda.
M.k round trip between
RAINIKIl and PORTLAND.
i.rin Rnlnlr t CO a. m. end Port)n4
Tlie lirect primary election law wh i 2: p. o. dully tfiwpi Huntr). we toiicii
intenJel uh the solar plcxnx hlow for 1 .ui fir. quirk ierrir. end rlii bt. w
the political I,om, am! it will prU ; SVho,;?.0'" U"
ably le their finish. liut the mm do uooomkirk. M..t.r,
not pa-wover into the eiyttian fieldn
wtili any particular ruNh. The iraftern
diflplav no frantic yearning (or the
quietude of the Hi tuple life. They leave
the public crib with reluctance and die
hnrd. Even Johnathan Bourne Jr
who kidnapped the direct pr'.nmry
election law and palmed it lf hh Iuh
Ladies, Children,
and Bovs.
Up to The I'inicle in Style and at
Popular Prices
i.!i'iirt wxiorurf iMii-nt liCitrnir lip, v.ln
or Uh miles, I.Hcenn.l Ulmher cut, ll TO.
I.alii-' Si -, l.fjit, j.tK), 2 "() and f l.00.
Ciiildreii V S nifH, ..in ."0i! to 12 00
Mcii.h J51i..-h, from l..r(l to $:j.5).
We curry lhc Hunker Hill und
I lid KiIiimiI Hotite hIioi.' for Rill and
oy. AL'-nti fnr A. A. Culler,
H:itiMn Thiee I.ukeM. Chippewa and
Melnoim I'm-llic l)i-rn.
Men
7m
I W. C. FISCHER,
i A TTO K N E Y- A T-1 . A W ,
AND NOTARY PUBLIC
Next door to pout od'u e.
in their advocacy of Hie plan to elect
United rflateM Senator by the direct vole
-MM i.. i. . i.i , ! of the people It Is true that wmic of
.m. an fi.uii. I...-,,. ... their camhdates for the l-BiHluiure
1 n iriBliu. -iu. i Mt ,! have Binned "ftiat.-n.en l o. 1" which
-rfw niuiv in t'u i inin ai . , , , r
. pledi-H theiri to vole for the choice of
Hpeakingof Jonathan Bourne, Jr., the I1e for the aenate; hut ll,e In
.hL i.i. ,:i. terpeUllan thut henator lulton 1...H
"A rem.ttai.ne.from.home man," lt . placed on ,t ...eana hat they w il ...,
mv !. nHr.o.itiw M....,.i Hldei their promin binding if a Itepubll
, can l c.iimen aim vom u mc -ifh,-h
! choh-e l.apteim to be a Democrat.
1 Senator Fulton, BK'akii. from Wanh
! ington, Haid "No IU-publican member
of the leglhlature would be expected lo
he is placing a great deal tit good
money in circulation in making bin
camp dgn.
STAOOEKIXCi UNDER A HEAVY LOAD.
With all due reopect to what ever
princ'pels the National Kepublici.n
party may have that are worth favor
able consideration, the great bulk of
voteru of independent tendenclen are
naying that it in anklng too much of a
voter to solicit bin ballot for the perpet
uation In power of any party of men
who have made the record that has
been enacted by the dormant party In
Oregon. Land frauds, both Htate and
National, and the BcandelouH.gruti in
the oflicen of State I'rliiter, Secretary
of State and Htate Treasurer combine
with other diegraceful conditiona lo
form a lot'i that In too heavy for any
political party to carry. Party feully
is not strong enough to sustain the heft
of tub burden.
FIRST EVIDENCE OF INSINCEKITV.
Another reason, perhaps stronger
than any of these, is canning people
who do their own thinking, to turn
their bac k on the old machine repub
licans. This is the evident Insincerity
of tbe Itepubll cau bouses aud politicians
vote for a Democrat, no matter what
iiledift he may have signed". By
reason of the fact that Senator Fulton
i-i almost the only Republican federal
official ofanypromlnei.ee in the entire
utuia who is not resting under the
shadow of scandal and disgrace he may
well be considered the oracle ami the
mouthpiece of tho most respectable
element of his party.
The people of Oregon, In fact the
voters of the Nation, arc Wedded to tlie
Idea of electing senators by popular
vote and pending the time when the
constitut'o i will be amended to per
mit of this, they will demand good
faith on the part of state legislators in
carrying out the provisions of the new
district primary law. In fact the eyes
of the entire country are centered on
this slate and thinking people every
where'are watching the results of the
Oregon plan with Interest. And it is
beleived that the elect Ion of John M.
Gearln to the Senate Is highly probable.
BARON'S SHOIi STORE
Tel. Red 1982 232 Morrison St., bet. Second and Third
The New York Store.
GENERAL HUH,
Clotting, Dry Goods, Groceries, Pmislons, Fruits, Furniture, Stores, Etc
LOWEST PRICES
H. MORGUS, St. Helens, Ore,
Houlton -:- Meat -:- Market
U D. WEEKS, Prop.
FRESH MEATS OF ALL KINDS
Dry and Salt Pork.
Shop at Robinson'B Old Stand.
ilColumbia Lumber Company!
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MnnufucturerH of
-:-R0UGH AND DRESSED LUMBER-:-
J Special Attention Clven to ORDERS For LOCAL TRADE.
BRIDGE AND DIMENSION LUMBER MADE TO ORDER.
Call on oradrireif. Columbia Lumber Co., Scappoose, Ort
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