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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1911)
THOMPSON STATES FACTS MO WEST Declares Governor Con sidered Authors, Not Dills, In Vetoes F.L'CJKNfc, Or., Feb. So-Speolal.-Hlovernor Weat can veto evety one of my bill It he wauti to. If he thinks he cro hart me be Is mistak en," said Representative Thompson, of Lake C.nnty, today, "When 1 saw my mnearn through tbe Home ami Senate my work was done. I passed tbe buck un to bloi tben. "It la apparent to me that In mak ing nee of tbe veto power Uoveruor Weet bae considered bikd rather tban measures. In going over the list of vetoed lulls tbe fact tbat the ecrap heap bat been tbe fate of most of tbe measures fathered by men who refut ed to fall iu and work with tbe Gov ernor diiriuu the session just rloBsd, looks aiisniOonot to me. As a single Instance, Wood's conuty division bill was one that the people had ludireet ly favored Joy turning dwn iudi criralUHte bills launched under the initiative, yet It was among the vetoed Hat. Mr. Wood did uot work with the Governor. Ihe veto was ased as a club to force and a rod to punish." Mr. Thompson said that while be was In some measure prepared for tbe Governor's action on several of bis bills, tbe application of the veto-ax to bis bill providing for giving title to reclaimed lake teds came some what as a surprise to him, as, prior to its introduction, be bad submitted it to Governor West, and had amend ed his original draft to meet nis ob jections. 'Before I Introduced my bill ou reclamation of lase beds," he said, "I -(insulted the Governor and alter ed i' e draft to meet bis objections. 1 si o consulted tbe State Engineer anl lie bill met bis approbation. Amu. a mass of measures taking money from tbe publij treasury, this one sloe 1 out almost alone as prom ising return of revenne, in addition to troviding for development of land potentially of enoimuus value, but now worthless. "Mr bill providing for an increase the salary cf tbe Circuit Judge of "-f:r T;-t,,-..t..g... ltd RENO Sl. " "WJPWP ! I mtm im iriinwiMn urn u it bih inii Lake and Klamath remit lea and a proportionate Ineteaa In his dulle was vetoed, the Governor giving as hl.i reas n the precedent eetal lnhed by the people in refusing to rant a similar increase to linker Couuty last Fall. Conditions lu our country are entirely different. In Lake County the Circuit Court Is in session oulv twice In a vear. whicn means great del) In trausaetlou wf legal business. received letters from the Couuty Court of both Lake aud Klanath counties Indorsing this measure atrouuly. "Of my other bills. It Is not neces sary to speak In detail. In establish ing his high water mark for vetoed legislation It looks very much to me a If Governor West had given a great deal more attention t the source of the measures paused up to hint thou to the subject matter. This has been one of the hottest sessions of the Leg islature ever held lu Oregon, nod ths playing of polities has not been eou Hned to the Senate and the House." Mr. Thompson is passin a few dnya who relatives hre before going to his home In Lahevlew. BURN YOUR BRIDGES. Whin All Retreat It Cut Oft, Then You Mutt Go Ahead. V o 1 1 i m men often nmke the mistake when they stnrt on itn iuixrtant un dcrtHking of Icnrlng open a way of retre:it if things so too hard, says Ori son Swett Marden lu Success Maga tine. No one can call out his greatest reserves, do the reutest thins pos sible to him. while he knows tbat If the battle gels too lnt he has a line of retreat still left 0en Only when there Is no hope of escape will au army tight with that spirit of des peration which gives no qunrter. Many a great general in his march on the enemy lias burned his bridges behind him. cut off his only possible re treat, for the bracing, encouraging ef fect upon himself aud his army, be cause he knew that men only call out thc-!r crenfct reserves of power when all retreat is cut off and when fight ins desperately for that which they count dearer than life. We are so made that as long as there Is a ch.ino" to retreat, as long as there are t-ridg 's behind us. we nro tempted to turn back when the great test comes. "Will you hold this fort?" asked General Itosecrans of General Tierce at Stone river. "I will try. general." "Will you hold this fort'" "I will die in the attempt" "Tbat won't do. 1,00k me in the eye, sir, find tell me if you will hold this position." "I will. said General IMoree. nnd he did. LOW RATES- Via Union Southern Pacific to Nevada and California For Further Information Call or Write DUtricb Passenger Agent NEVADA 'miifimr miMmamufmri tit mmmim mtium I Killi 1 ft"H li 72 BILLS SENT TO SCRAP HEAP Governor Vetoe5 Measures Appropriating $6 13,874 WIELDS AXE VICIOUSLY 5ujpklous of Hcasures Which Might Affect Laws Passed by The People With the veto of the Kogue river Huh bill. Governor West brought to h dose the inott strenuous ciimimlti" of ax-w leliliug ever conducted by a gov ernor of Oregon, nays) the, Salem Statesman. A totnl of eoventy-two bill were disapproved lv tbe governor, nnd a tot til of tll3,S74.fi3 was lopped from the appropriations made ly the last legislature. Apparently every Mil that carried mi appropriation aroused tbe govcr uor'a HUMpU-ioti, and he vetoed right and lert, In nmny ciihos he stilted that the 111U wen1 meritorious, ami under other circumstances they would have met with hi approval. Though an advocate of good entids legislation, the govtrnor applied the as to all the good roada Idlta passed and gave as hi reason for thl action that the bill were imperfectly drawn aud would fail for that reason, to serve the purpose for which they were drawn. Almost every Mil for the raising of enlaries, except those purely local, met with the executive- displeasure. Most of the numerous ku'hj liilU that were paused by the legislature met the name fate. Every bill that in any way might be construed to amend or affect in any way any of the no-called popular lawn wan mercilessly killed. The following is a Ul of the bills vetoed In addition to those previou-ly reported: S. 15. 150 County division bill. II. U. aSS Highway commission Mil H. U "7 County bonding' loll. H. B. 2iM State i 1 bill. $32 $33 - . iiLJii,i.jiii'iw mamm,i.uiwJFU eiAm a1 " H. 11. ll) County prisoner's road bill. S. II. liilt ruhllshliiK time t a Idea. 1. l'7:l-tluietiiiK title to lati.la. II. H. 34-lTnkiitwn heirs bill. II. It. Iltl-County iproMecutln at torneys. II. H. -101'-Second choice bill. H. H. :103 Kaieln aeUrlon Jtidgea. H. U. M Preventing olhVlul from selling flood to state. H. It. lfttl Salary rnlao for prosecut lug attorney Fifth district. S. II. SI7 Hrtnglmr action against corporations. S. H. 2l Service of Biiinmons. 11. 11. '-VfJ Warner valley land bill. S. It. 43 F.rmllcattoii of disease among' cattle. It. H. 137 New fair ground build iny. II. H. 1.V8 ProtectliiK ducks In Coo county. II. U. 2t0. 315 Game lawa. S. 0. 77, 2(11 Game law. II. It. IsmI Protection of front. II. It. (M Protection of ducka. S. H. 2i'rt Protecting Kama iti Baker conuty. B. H. l.'i-Vatnhlll county fair. S. It. 14 A mending cemetery law. S. 0. S:it Fourth diatrtet proaeent. lnj attorney ealary Increase. S. 11. 300 Protecting China pheas ant". II. It. 415 FiNhhoc In Tillamook Co. 11 S. K. ery. 11 It. 30." Hih1 lnsector. B. 132 Faro for Normal students. 11. 2t'4 Spring creek trout hatch- B. 33 Ka stern Oregon fair ap- proprlation. 11. H. 121 Chickamas countj fair. S. 15. N3 Southern Oregon county fairs. ' II. It. Ml. 407. 21 1, ;W7. 1!, 2iH)-t;iI-1 liam, ColumbU, Lincoln, Wasldngtou, Tillamook county fair fair. 11. II. 119 Keeping and (ireshiint I j highway free from wc.nl. f,,r II H. lV.V-A.lditionul jostle ! Portland. ; S. i. ti Announcing arrivul trains, ! II. H. 3'S Morrow county expert- ; j inelit etatlon. II. 11. 173 Additional Jtidg.; for Portland. 11. H. "." Salary Increase for Judge, in Thirteenth dUtrlet. ; II. II t 7 I'li.ib'llig epouse of insane j person to sell html. 1 S. 15. 1 Si-curing tldcldiidit by orts. S. 11. 127 Making cVllciellcicM In s'itfe (Irpitrtmeiits unlaw fill. S. 11 if Authorizing rcclamatioli of certain lands co er-d bv lake. (JTTThe Union - Southern Pacific Companies have 1 1 provided a Through Tourist Car Service frorcv Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha, Denver, Kansas City and Council Bluffs. Perfect Dining Car Service on all trains and trains protected by Block Signals all the way. $25 from Missouri River Points Equally Low Rates from all other points. Rates effective March 10 to April 10 (inclusive) 0TT Anyone desiring to send for friends or relatives 1 1 from the East may deposit the fare with any agent of the Southern Prcific Company, and he will wire instructions to deliver to the party a ticket. This will apply at any time, especially during the above LOW COLONIST RATES. - II. It. :til Itelatlng; to l.ianliiK of public funds, H. H. I7'. lleiilrln hoinla of con tractor. II. H, -toil "r election of one mem ber of r Iroml coinntl-isloii from east- ' rn t iregon, I II. II. 2l.H-toRiie river fish bill. BOUHNE AulialLS PATRONAGE EVIL Brings jaft Within Scopo of Criticism and Utos Uifly Torm WASIIINUION, Feb. UH.-Hnator llourue of Oregon nnd a thlnlv vail ed attack on President Taft last night, when he brought out the Kv eily letttr. In which Heoretary Nor too siid the president had withheld fdornl patronage front eertalu sena tor aud repleseutatlves, but would discontinue that practice. llourue said tin ue of the presi dential powert to coerna members of congress would be either bllbery or liitlmidatl n brlbsry If patronage was used as n reward ami Intimida tion If withheld at a puulsbtueut. 1 lie sai.l further: ' "The natural Inference from the Norton letter, la that the president of ttie Culled Stutet used federal pat ronage to lullueice the action of R-.eiu tiers of cougresa. ThU la a , charge w hlch no rltueu can dlsoutt : without regret, yet the whole subject Is of such vital lispo. tmice it, the preserattnn of ret resentnllve gov ernment Hint I would feel remiss lu my duly if 1 fulled too all It tn the attention of the country mid place , bef re the country tuch Information j telatlug thereto as may coma to my ! attention. The tindcnlftd statement nirtkes a deplorable aud despicable subservience on the part of the legis lative hra'H'h and a dangsiout and demoralizing tisurpat ion i n the purt L f the e.eeut I ve. "J wuuM hare us much repect for it ouiiiii'ii wardheeler who buys rntrt Hi the polls as for a president of the United State who ue hit appointive power as a menu of forcing or per muling tuiuubers of oongiest to de termluH or change their course of action, due transaction Is at dls flOuet, as depraving, a the other, but Ihe ltter Is more dangerous, - from St Louis - from Chicago - i ... more Insidious, more corrupt, mora pernicious than the furmer because. It strikes at the very foundation of frea Institutions, sets a preoetlsnl for cor rupt insthodt In all oltlclal life, and mark the beginning of dictatorship and decaieno of tbe nation. "Hut, Mr. President, Ihe use of appointive power to Infliinnee the election of members of congress Is only ou meant by which this power uiaj bo abused. Federal palromiuw I also au eleetlvt ami dangerous power when wielded for the creation or maintenance of forcing Ihe nomina tion of au tisctitlve, or the nominat ing of a man of bit choice." MARITIME EXPRESSIONS. Utsd lei a Mstaphorloal 8ns They Are Quit Common. MiiriMWiie expression used metaphor l.'iilly are, lu fact, very common, We say n couple ure "spliced." a young man la the "innltiHtiiy" of his finally, nn Intruder "put hi oar In." a mini I "hard up." sometime "taken nbnek" or ha "the wind taken out of hla snlls," n toper I "slewed," n loafer "spin n yarn," sometime "trie the other tack," and n ruler "steer Ihe ship of atate" through troublesome time. Thl hist metaphor I extremely an clout, by the way. Horace refer to ltouie a a ship nt sen, ami Plutarch say the Iielphlc oracle referred to Athens In the same way. A Tamil saying embodies n like metaphor, "The soul I the ship, reason I the helm, the our are the soul' thought, aud truth Is the port." All old rolli-rtlon of Kiil'IInIi proverb contain I hi otio: "The tongue Is the rudder of our ship." A Malay nmxlin say. "The hunt which Is swamped nt sen may U bulled out, bllt the shipwreck of the affection I final" Aristophanes, phiulu nnd oilier line nn expression which conies down to u ns au I'.nglNh saw, "To row one way and look another." An old P.ng llsh proverb HI4i wn. "It I not .ood to have nn our tn every one' Ixnit " Not Idle Curiosity. Mrs. Wnnti-rl-nowe-I should like to know, Mr. W.. why u are so cms when I ask ipn-Htloii. Surely you don't think I haxe Idle curiosity? "Great Scott, no! Voiir Ih the most pernlcliiniiy itetlvc. Ide nwnke, sleep less, i ni-rellc i urlonlty It wa ever tnv f.ite to elico"' ' Another Vtr;.?"- t The latest rendering of the Hum lilies, "till, wml S'Uiie xiwi-r," eb'., I kIvi-ii In a I.oihIoii evening paper thu: "(Ih, wad some power the gift lo gltf Us to see some folk before they aee u.M