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VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
Urntnitia fcanlr
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THE CITY CAUCUS
BUTLER ATIÄGK IS
COSTLY TO G. 0. P.
Next Monday night the city council Educator’s Repudiation of Hoo­
will, among other things, set a date for
ver Swings Many Votes
Issued every Thursday
$2 per year in advance
holding a city caucus for the purpose of I
to Smith.
Fntered as second class matter August 4, 1922
nominating candidates for the elective
at the post office at Vernonia, Oregon,
city offices. If the ticket named at that
under the act of March 3, 1879
The unqualified repudiation of Her-
time
does not meet with the approval oi bert
Hoover by Dr. Nicholas Murray
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MARK E. MOE, Editor
There is not believed to be much com­ servers say, one of the most stagger­
blows suffered In the present cam­
petition at present for the elective city ing
paign by the Republican forces.
“THE VALUE OF HIGHWAYS’’
¡jobs, only one of which, the treasurer, is Although many prominent Repub­
accompanied with any remuneration, and licans have renounced allegiance to
“Rome was only as great as her high­ that is small. Under the council system of; their party since Hoover’s nomination,
It Is conceded, has Influenced so
ways, a keen minded historian has point­ government it is necessary to do things none,
many votes.
ed out. He was right,” says the Grand this way, and it evolves upon public | A highly esteemed leader in Repub­
party affairs since 1X87, Dr. But­
Forks, North Dakota Herald.
I spirited citizens to take their turns at this lican
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ler has attended every Republican na­
As the roads spread the power and civic duty. One must, however, be a tax- tional convention for 40 years. In
1912, following the death of Vice Pres­
prestige of the nation spread. The Alps payer,
Sherman, who had been renomi­
were scaled, the territory now occupied by Some of the
i councilmen have stated that ident
nated, Dr. Butler became the Repub­
the French republic was covered with a they would I rather not serve again, and lican candidate for Vice President. He
one of his party’s most prominent
network of hard surfaced highways, and they
‘
can not be blamed for this attitude. was
candidates for the nomination for Pres­
all roads led to Rome.
There are plenty of others in Vernonia; ident in 1924.
“The old roads of Caesar’s day were who are capable of serving in this capa­ The reaction to his ringing disavow­
built as military roads, of course, but they city, and there should be plenty of can­ al of the principles enunciated by Hoo­
ver in Ills acceptance Bpeech was Im­
were used for purposes of the hour and didates for two full tickets. We hope this mediate
and nation wide. His bold
served their end.
unequivocal declaration that ha
will be done as an added incentive to draw and
could not support a candidate who ad­
“In the United States hard surfaced a large vote at the November election.
mitted himself to be in favor of the
roads are not needed primarily as military
‘'continuance of the present reign of
lawlessness, debauchery and Govern­
roads, but we are living in the age of the
THE FLOWER SHOW
ment-made crime” brought thousands
automobile and nobody is going back to
of letters of congratulation from other
the horse and buggy. We travel by motor Many folks attended the flower show dissatisfied
Republicans.
and move our supplies to a considerable Saturday, and some folks are susceptible In a scathing letter, addressed to
editor of the New York Times,
extent by motor. The state with poor roads to hay fever. But no voice has been raised the
Dr. Butler declared he wished to dis­
is behind the times and not abreast with in opposition to this most worthy of new sociate himself "quickly, publicly und
completely on positions on two of the
the needs of the age. Progress depends to Vernonia institutions.
three most important questions now
a considerable extent upon roads and so The response to the call for exhibits ex­ before
the American peoplo that were
long as we burn gasoline and travel on ceeds all expectations of the Garden club, taken by Mr. Hoover in hfa speech of
rubber this will continue to hold true.
and flowers were so crowded in the small acceptance.”
Noted Authority
“Is the United States, or any state with­ room in the Joy theatre that they did not
in the United States, only as great as its show to the best advantage. Those who Dr. Butler, who has long been in de­
mand by learned bodies as a speaker
highways? An affirmative answer may be attended were delighted with the showing on
questions relating to Internation­
a trifle harsh and a bit overdrawn, but at and many predicted a bigger and better al relations and the promotion of
world peace, ridiculed Hoover for Ills
that it would not miss the mark a great show next year.
"wholly false argument" that the
deal.”—Manufacturer.
By using a large hall for display, and squandering of enormous sums on na-
presenting a pageant in connection, with val armament would cooperate In the
of peace.
The Increasing Non-Voting Class
perhaps a parade, the Garden club could maintenance
"The contrary is now the well-
charge admission to the show and in that demonstrated fact,” asserted the edu­
Organizations on political party lines way defray their expenses, pay small cator. “Mr. hoover dismisses with a
perfunctory words the truly re­
called “get-out-the-vote” clubs, are being prizes, and still have money left over for few
markable treaty just now to be signed
pushed for the November election.
'civic improvement.
by ourselves and all the great powers
in six states the last chance to register This organization is to be highly com­ of the earth pledging renunciation ot
as an instrument ot national poli­
is already past and in 37 states registry mended for the work they are doing in Im­ war
cy.” He added that Hoover’s position
rights expire 30 days before election.
proving the appearance of the town, and was mere "swagger.”
In a few states there is permanent reg­ we understand their membership is not He criticized Hoover for "accepting
the formula of that paid band ot agi­
istration for property owners whose taxes limited.
tators, lobbyists and persecutors
are paid—Indiana has repealed its regis­
which calls Itself the AntiSaloon
League,” and asserted that It is "quite
tration laws.
is a shame that more football games obvious that Mr. Hoover has no con­
In many states registered voters lose are It not
earlier in the season, ception of the real problem by which
their rights if they omit voting a certain when we scheduled
country Is faced.”
have
the
best weather. Teams the "That
problem,” averred Dr. Butler,
number of times in each biennial period.
are not in good practice yet, but it Is as “has not to do with liquor, not with
The enormous volume of state and fed­ fair
social experiments, good, bad or In­
for one as for the other.
eral laws relating to naturalization, regis­
different, but with the structure and
functions of the Government of the
tration, primaries and elections proper,
States.”
have all tended to increase the non-voting Start now to make plans for next year’s United
Accusing the Republican candidate
flower
show,
and
be
sure
to
plant
some
class.
of “hypocrisy” and "contradiction’’
which “would be comic were It not
Doing away with manhood suffrage and phlox, the Vernonia flower.
so unspeakably tragic,” the educator
increasing the obstacles, difficulties and
declared: “No one can be In favor ot
voting requirements cause uncertainty anil
the principles upon which our Govern­
Only about three weeks remains
ment rests, or of the Constitution it­
phaos with the result that in many in- which to register. Do it now.
self, and at the same time in favor ot
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 192
chairman of the Corn Belt Committee. .
Mr. Hlrth adds:
“Mr. Hoover's message to Agricul- I
ture constitutes a lot of cleverly put
together bunk that will not tool the
thinking farmers of this country.
When he admits that after eight years
of uninterrupted power the Republi­
can party has failed to meet what ho
now says Is the 'most urgent eco­
nomic problem in our Nation' be is
caught In his own bear trap—how can
he confess this indictment against his !
party In one breath, and then have
the nerve to ask the farmers for his
vote In the next?”
NORTH CAROLINA FOR
SMITH, SAYS DANIELS I
__ _
RALEIGH, N. C.—Declaring that
Governor Smith’s acceptance speech
“rings true upon the fundamentals ot
Democracy,” Josephus Daniels, Sec­
retary of the Navy during the Wil­
Mrs. F. Louis Slsde. former region­
son Administration, predicted that : al director of the League of Women
"North Carolina will continue in the
Voters, has been made leader ot the
Democratic column."
Women’s Advisory Committee for the
Hoover-Curtis ticket.
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the Eighteenth Amendment, because
the two are absolutely contradictory.”
"Literally millions of Republicans
throughout the country,” Dr. Butler
asserted, are “in full agreement’’ with
him.
HOOVER FARM STATEMENT
CALLED "CLEVER DELUSION”
•‘A very pretty Christmas tree for
the American farmer, covered with
glistening tinsel and little Christmas
hells, but without presents—in other
words, a clever delusion.”
That is how Herbert Hoover's state­
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