Friday, October 27, 1922.
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THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT
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elections and therefore guides the
destiny of the nation. This does not
mean
that the day of the political
An Independent Weekly Paper Pub
party is past, but it does signify
lished every Friday by the
that a party to command the
re­
spect and allegiance of a majority
Headlight Publishing Company
of the voters must have something
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more than a popular slogan and a
penchant for vllUfying the opposi­
Leslie Harrison, Editor
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tion.
Today there is no appreciable dif­
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ference between the Democratic and
pacific States, Main 68
Republican parties. The reasons
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that will qualify is Democratic voter
will do equally as well for his
Entered as second class mail mat­
brother of the opposition. -As
a
ter in the postoffice at Tillamook,
result the November election will
Oregon.
disclose a new allignment—a contest
of new ideals typified by certain
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
individuals rather than parties.
In Oregon the contest is clear­
One year
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1.00 cut between Pierce, the progressive
Six months .........................-
.75 man of the people, and Olcott,
Three moifths ...................... —
Payable in advance
old guard machine politician,
political label they* carry is inci­
dental, a matter of form, and gives
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no guarantee of any particular line
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of
conduct in the event of the êlec-
editorial
policy
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tion of either. It is merely a cuse
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of the best manlor the state, and
+ 1. To advocate, aid and sup­
the Headlight has no doubt but that
* port any measures that will
the seal of public approval will fall
bring
the
most
good
to
the
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on Walter Pierce.
most people.
Xiltamoofc Jhafcligfjt
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+ j. To encourage industries
+ to establish in Tillamook
+ county.
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+ 3. To urge the improvement
+ of a port for Tillamook city.
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+ 4. To be politically indepen­
+ dent, but>o support tlfe can­ X
+ didates for public office who
+ will bring the most good to
people of Tillamook
♦ the
♦ county and thé state of
♦ Oregon.
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THE INDEPENDENT VOTER
One of the most painful aspects of
modern politics to the old guard of
both major parties is the disregard
of the average voter for a party la­
bel. Time was when a Republican
nomination in most sections of the
i th was equivalent to election and
the Democratic participation
was
nierely a prefunctory matter. “Vote
Tr straight’’ was the gospel
and
quite generally the practice, Father.
handed his political faith down to
son with the family fortune, and
to <lr age ones affiliation was to
co ; • rlit 'Suspicion of neighbors. A
"tm n-coat’’ was listed in the social
ali- a but slightly lower than a
horse thief.
With this condition of affairs it
Is not to be wondered at that the
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pat ties of Lincoln and Jeffer
drifted apart from their pul­
i'
and, under the guidance
of
professional politicians, assumed the
1 1 <>f dictators to a people whom
they were designed to serve.
The change in public thought in
1' id to politics, starting with the
Progressive campaign in 1912, has
come swiftly, until today the inde-
P' "dent voter decides the result of
By Wrav Stuart
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If you’re tempted to tun for office, my son.
In search of adventure and fame,
Don’t carry much load, for it’s a rough old road
That runs down Political ...m
For forty-five years your name it ppears.
Has remained untarnished and -'•re.
But just cast your hat on the political mat
And you’re a son of a gun for sure.
You’ve been good to your wife led an exemplary life.
Nevei shirked any reasonable chore.
No charges of arson, equivocation or lateen
Have ever been laid at your door.
But even at that we'll bet our old hat
The neighbors will all stand aghast,
At the clime, dire and big, the opposition will dig
From out of the dim distant past.
Some casual event may be twisted and bent
To an angle you njver would gu -
While hardly unlawful, it will sound imply awful
A» it runs through the enemy press.
So when the demand rises over the land.
And echoes from housetop and steeple,
a leader strong who will carry on
In the name of a down-trodden peepul,
,
into the fight with all of your might.
To win a community's boon,
this precaution take h r the family’s sake <
Run under a non de plume.
Legion Women’s
New Head-drebS
(Edltcr’s Note
The accompanying verses were written by Miss Lois
Wilkes, ten year old daughter of Mrs. Rose Wilkes oi this city. Lois has
shown quite an inclination to compose verse and her efforts are worthy
of note as coming from a child of her years. The Headlight printed one of
her compositions last week, entitled "A Trip to Ocean Luke.’’)
Old Neah-Kah Nie Mountain, w ith her slopes of brown and green
Seems to me the nicest place that I have ever seen;
By the foot of that old mountain, just off a little ways.
Is a twelve by sixteen shanty”where my Grandpa always stays.
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Well, 'twas just a little while ago. that I was thinkin' a thought or two.
Bout old Neah Kah Nie mountain with her trees that look so blue.
And I just got to wonderin’ what secrets she held on high,
And as I got to thinkin’ more—I heaved an awful sigh!
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1 thought next day as 1 looked at her, she seemed to grin and smile;
Her mouth seemed up an awful ways -I think it was u mile.
Hut just the same, 1 love old Nh ill Kah Nie so noble and so high,
I tell you ouce more I love her, for I wouldn’t tell a lie.
Thelma Sines, of Logansport,
La., wearing the new head dnes- of
the women’s American Le...on
% Auxiliary as adopted at the New
‘ Orleans convention.
Nation Builders in the Makin
it is to hit the nail on the thumb.
They say that GeorgeTAVashington
never told a lie. What a curiosity
he w ould have been on a golf course.
coil­
This is the season
of
the
year
very cheap and usually results as a
when the fellow who likes to
boomerang to the party making the
accusations.
The çiain objection to Olcott’s ad­
ministration. is the methods he uses
how many he killed at one shot has
liis innings.
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Friendship and Finance
The Prosperity Of Our Depositors Is
Of Great Importance To Us
XVe want you U deposit
FRIENDSHIP
as well as
u
tThere is no institution which is
building good, sound citizenship more
steadily and consistently than Boys'
and Girls' Clubs. It teaches its mem­
bers not only how to produce good
livestock, soil products or prepared
articles, but they learn in it thrift,
business principles, and, best of all,
true manhood and womanhood,
In the centef of the group shown
here stands Dale Altman of Gresham.
Ore. He is a member of the Mult-
nomah County Jersey Calf Club, and
*he other two boys are members of
the same club, Dale's calf won first
in the county club exhibit at the Mult­
nomah county fair this year and won
championship in the open classes It
was placed fourth at the Oregon state
fair.
He is expected at the Pacific Inter­
national Live Stock Exposition held
in Portland, Ore., November 4-11, to
try his skill at showing with the win­
ners from other parts of the North­
west.
The Pacific International Live Stock
Exposition has always backed live­
stock club work in every wey possible.
This year for premiums and awardS It
gives the clubs for exhibits and judg­
ing, together with the associations anu
individuals, $3525
RANDOM THOUGHTS
you want to succeed, mix
sand with it.
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Anyway, the old-fashioned family
circle taugfit the kids to be square.
It's a wise photographer who nev­
er takes an exact likeness of his lady
customers.
We never know how weak we
might be if we had the other fellow’s
temptations.
little
\\ here drcams come true and cares of yesterday
are soon forgotten
Sunny Southern
California
Sunlit skies—Flowers in blossom—Miles of
sparkling ocean at your feet,?ire just a few of
life’s ad\antages in this vacationland for every­
one.
San Francisco—9anta Barbara—Los Angeles
San Diego and other California resort points.
“The California Express" has through Pullmans from
Seattle, Tacoma and Portland to Los Angeles via Sacramento.
Stay a day or more in San Francisco—a delightful stop­
ping 4>lace.
For fares, train service, sleeping car
reservations or beautiful folders, ask
agents or write
JOHN M. SCOTT,
{Tillamook County Bank
General Passenger Agent' Portland. Or.
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DIRECTORS
John Morgan
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W. J Riechers.
A. W. Bunn
B. C. Lamb.
Henry Rogers .
C. .1 Edwards.
C. A. McGhee
No one ever has to apologize for
kindness, even if it was. not deserved
A Glorious Vacationland
to
vet you hear the cirsb National spoken of, you
vice mentioned. Bank service is not the tnechan-
thing you might suppose, or rather it isn’t here,
a keen personal interest in our patrons and their
*The band wagon is usually all lit­
Peace hath its heroes for in­
The - peanut politician
seldom
stance, the fat men and women who amounts to shucks.
are attempting to diet!
Why is it t'mit -it isn’t nearly as
We are all made of clay, but if Kasy to hit the nail on the head as
when you start an account with us.
Your interests will be protected and
you will be assured of OUR Friendship
in return for your Confidence.
KNOUT! FOR ITS SERVICE
tered up with fellows who can’t play
a note—or pay one.
The lad who thinks he is a peach
too often turns out, to be a lemon.
Low- Round Trip Fares
tell
* Many a man is known by the com­
pany he can't keep.
What the people want is a more
If Gabriel should attempt to blow
elastic
currency- something
that
his horn today there would be a
Jot of folks sitting around criticiz­ will stretch from one Saturday night
ing the music.
to the next.
M ONEY
MEMBER
FEDERAL RESERVE
SYSTEM
1 like to go to Neah Kah Nie, cause 1 have sm h a good time,
And the great big trees round Grandpa's ate the kind 1 like to climb.
Their trunks, they ate so awful Ing, I can’t reach half way round.
And when I’ve climbed, about half way up. 1 look down on the ground.
And the but is. they look so tiny, but they really are quite big,
And here and there, all Mattered round, you see a lonesome twig.
The ocean looks so wide and blue, the waves they are so big,
And they make me feel o happy that I want to dance and Jig.
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I found a little piece of wood cast on the rocky shore,
And now I hope that I shall never see it any more.
For I carved my initials on it. and threw It in the waves.
And I surely hope that some day a person’s life it saves.
But just the same I love old Neah Kah Nie Mountain so noble and so
high,
I tell you once more, I love her, for I wouldn’t tell a lie.
What has become of the old fash­
ioned man who used to boast that
his word was as good as his bond?
jure up unsavory records on
most popular candidates. This
in building up his political fences.
His apparent attempts to construct
a powerful political machine
has
besmirched him in the eyes of many
of the people of Oregon. Too much
attention to politics and not enough
concern to the filling of his potitlon
may be Olcott’s downfall on Novem­
ber 7.
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It is apparent that the governor’s
^presence in Tillamoqk this week has
been occasioned by some appreheru
slon regarding his political standing
here, for he has condecended very
little notice to this part of the state
until the present time.
It is a well known fact that Re­
publican leaders all over the state
are at their wits end for some
scheme to raise popular estimation
of the candidates of the Grand Old
Party on account of the decided
weakness of their available material.
Another thing that is well known,
and freely admitted, is the fact that
Charles Hall wtas the real nominee
of the Republican pauty oti account
of the preponderance of Democratic
votes that were cast for Olcott dur­
ing the primaries.
The appeals of
the Republican Central committee to
voters not to forsake the Republican
party is amusing considering
this
condition of affairs. Why should
Republican voters be appealed
to
for support of a hybrid candidate?
This is surely a “year of the lo­
custs" for political parties.
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OLD NEAH KAH NIE MOUNTAIN
A TIP TO C/NDIDATF.S
Politics in Oregon this year seems
to consist mostly in trying to
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