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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT
the world and I taught school to long
in this State and others to not ap-
As I told you, a paper is a wonderful
power for good in a community, but
can also be a wonderful power for
wrong in a community.
County Official Claims He Has Been
This is the trouble of the editor of
the Headlight—Mr. Harrison—and I
Misrepresented by the
am here to explain just how this oc­
Headlight
curred and that is the ussue on which
Mr. McClure was urged to come into
this campaign. I want to tell you
(Speech delivered at Garibaldi April some facts. I wouldn’t mislead for
30th by II. S. Brimhall, County Clerk.) we have a grievance but after think-
, ing the thing over twice we would
Ladies and Gentlemen: By way of change our mind. It is a serious
introduction I will say I am more than thing to assail a fellow’s work in his
pleased to be here tonight. Garibaldi office, unless it is for well founded
is my old home where I lived a good cause. Libel suits and law suits are
many years ago.
A great many coming up all the time because of
changes have* taken place in late people’s being attacked by the press,
years—changes that those of us who and the publishers have paid dearly
lived here years ago would never have for it afterwards and repented sorely
dreamed of. Never have dreamed for what they had done. There is a
Garibaldi would be what it is today. wonderful power in the press—it has
Such changes as I have seen we would a great influence in this country at
seldom think would occur in the short this day and age of the world. I be­
space of years since I last taught lieve in free speech and free press
school here. I always considered Gari­ and give all due respect to men that
baldi my old home and many of my run it. They weild a great influence
best friends live here—or lived here, and should be very careful of what
as all the members of the old school they say, when they say things that
board except Mr. Edner, here, are now they cannot prove and I am here to
dead.
nail the lie this fellow has put in this
It is something unusual for me to paper.
be out making a political speech—
I have been editor of the paper in
something foreign to my very nature. Fort Scott, Kansas, the county paper,
I went in to politics in this county and sometimes I fairly sweat blood to
four years ago, and it was new to me. know what to say and be fair to all.
Teaching school was my work—I have fit to give me the office of county
taught thirty-five years—but teach­ clerk, even with Mr. McClure running
ing was not paid then as it is now. against me.
So I thought I wanted a county office
Now at this time four years have
and asked for it—I thought anything passed and three months of this year.
worth having was worth asking for so I want to tell you a little about our
I asked for the place and put my an­ work in the office—those of you who
nouncement in the paper. All I had, have been in the office know that it
though, to offer the people of the is a pretty busy place. I don’t get
county was my good name and the time to get away much—only on Sun­
reputation I had made in the county, day and I like to rest on that day,
and later on in my remarks I shall
The campaign is running a little
have something to say about a name. different this year than before, We
Now I do believe in it good name—- have many issues before us and I
as the Good Book says “A good name want to mention to your people some
is rather to be chosen than great of them and the things of which I
riche«-------- ” and that is one thing am accused in the Headlight—some
that brought me out in Garibaldi to­ of you may not have seen it but is on
night. All we have is our good name, the streets in Tillamook and they are
houses and land can vanish but they using it as a political issue and that
canpot rob us of our good name. We is why I am here tonight. This article
can lose that ourselves by some act is erroneous and misleading and there
or thing we do but a good name is is no reason for the wrong statement
something that is worth all else in that is made in the Tillamook Head­
this world.
light. People do things because of
On the twenty-first of May, 1920, reasons, of course, and many of these
the people of Tillamook county saw are imaginary. Often times we think
CLERK BRIM HALL
REPLIES TO PAPER
in this county we
voted on the income tax and the coun­
ty fair grounds—that was in some of
the piecin^ts. In Netarts they voted
on cattle running at large. When the
votes were counted the fair grounds
won by 250 votes. The people were
very glad, espcially the members of
Well, now, then last fall on the tick-
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predate the truth. I want to tell the
truth and nothing but the truth. Yo i
grand jury and the witnesses—that is
should hear me swear the jury and the
a part of my duty in the court room
and I always try to impress upon
them just what the truth means.
Judge Your Congressman
TILLAMOOK POST
NO. 47
Yamhill, Oregon,
April 16, 1924.
Hon. W. C. Hawley,
Representative to Congress,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hawley:
I note by your platform that you say you will diligently
work for farmers’ relief. As your opponent I should like to, ask
you, as a farmer, if you were working diligently for farmers’ re­
lief on August 22nd, 1921, when the Farmers’ Relief Export Bill
was up for passage, which bill you will have to admit would have
done more than a dozen McNary-Haugen bills can do now for the
farmer. The congressional records show you failed to vote for
the farmers by not voting at all.
What relief do you figure you were giving the farmers when
on November 29th, 1922, you voted for the Ship Subsidy Bill,
which would not only have literally ¿iven our Merchant Marine
to private parties as our Navy Oil fields were given away, but
it also provided a bonus for the recipients for the operation of
thm
Also what relief did you diligently seek in behalf of the
farmers and laborers when on February 21st, 1920, you cast your
vote for the Esch-Cummins Bill with its 6 per cent guarantee,
including very objectionable Labor provisions?
Also on June 15th, 1921, when Representative Scott of Mich­
igan undertook to destroy the LaFollette Seaman's Law on the
Grat Lakes by repealing the life saving requirements and the
safety provisions for the proper manning of vssels, why did you
again side step your responsibility by failing to vote?
Also on October 22nd, 1921, when the National Income Tax
was up for consideration, why did you vote with the profiteers to
repeal the excess profit tax and reduce the surtax rates on in­
comes of millionaires from 65 per cent to 32 per cent which Pro­
gressives in Congress after a hard fight were unable to raise to
50 per cent.
You say you are for adjusted compensation for the soldier
boys. How is it we have failed to hear of you endorsing the Ladd
Bonus Bill which has been before Congress several years? The
Ladd Bonus Bill would also give temporal relief to the farmer.
You say you heartily endorse the McNary-Haugen Export
Bill or at least press reports state you do. Why could you not
have endorsed hte Norris-Sinclair Agricultural Bill which did not
pop up before Congress just before election, but has been before
Congress for several years?
It is upon these questions and others of similar nature that I
should be very glad to meet you or your representative in a ser­
ies of debates to take place before the Primaries of May 16th,
1924.
The people of your district are asking these questions and it
is no more than fair that you meet them open and above board.
Hope I shall have reply at once as I am sendnig this by
registered mail.
Very truly,
PETER ZIMMERMAN
Republican, Candidate for nomination for Congressman, First
District.
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Hawkins, without cost to the taxpayers or farmers interested in the development of Tillamook
Ci ‘v, SECURED the appropriation for the building of the North Jetty.
Hawkins PROMISED the U. S. Senate Committee of Commerce that if Tillamook Bay was made
available for offshore ships he would CREATE the tonnage.
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Hawkins kept his PROMISE.
Hawkins started to build his home at Kilches Point and within six months after the railroad ar­
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rived he kept his PROMISE to Tillamook friends that he would live here.
Hawkins has created a payroll now reaching $74,000 per month—has expended for payrolls in
Tillamook County in four years $2,330,000.00.
This money has been expended in Tillamook County.
Who has done more for industrial progress? Who will do more if Hawkins is put in a position
to help Tillamook County? Hawkins has been a big booster for Tillamook cheese.
What man not interested in a cheese factory to any extent, excepting a small interest in Clover­
dale, taken when creamery burned, has boosted more?
DO WE WANT LAWYERS OR BUSINESS MEN RUNNING OUR AFFAIRS?
Every two years the Oregon Legislature passes 600 pages of laws—too many lawyers at Salem.
Hawkins has kept his promise. Hawkins is one of the biggest boosters for practical reforest­
ation by owners—Hawkins expects a favorable appropriation from the United States Government
when a Rivers and Harbors Bill passes so that ships can enter Tillamook Bay safely 300 days in the
year and bring into farmers’ hands beet pulp, barley, alfalfa and cow foods. TTiis effort has cost
taxpayers nary a nickel.
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