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DAILY OAPIMI. 4Crtt'T,. rtf,KM. OREGON. TCK8UAY, MA11C1I 17, 1P08.
THE REAL FATHER
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Mx BsrgMfcer Best Entitled To That Honor-In Far
ere' Alliance PIatforni"Story of Who's f hoi and
Why? By One Who Knows From Molalla-Rirer of
liny sinrces
As many Republicans nro blaming
Mr? U'Uon v,vtli being tho father of
the tnltlat'vo anil referendum, the
public will bo Intorostod In rending
tho following aTtlclo by George Oglo
of Molallu, to flhow It was tho off
ering of Ma Durgholzor at Wash
ington ceunty:
gooklng to answer tho auction
"Whovis thqfntbor of tho referen
dum?" ono li reminded of tho obser
vation df Alexander Del Mar, that
"Searching for tho beginning of n
ountom In liko trnclng a rlvur to Its
haps nearest dosorvea tho tltlo, and
whoso writings most influenced tho
SwIks legislators was Martin Rlt
tlnahnuson, a qorman social refor
mer, whu published in Paris, in 1850,
that Bonlon of articles ontltlod "Di
rect Legislation by tho Pooplo,"
which, published In book form, stand
today as models of literary and eco
nomic morit. But I wandor from
tho text. Como to our own state,
jplio was tho pioneer of tho Oregon
llltT VlllVlibt ? iv hi w " .., .
Alfred Luolllng, or L. H, McMnhan,
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source; wo noon -discover that It has or w, 8, Vandorborg? Nono of thoso,
not ano otirco but many." A llko although each, n woll as dozons of
tllWculty In oncounlorcd in definite- J others too numerous to mention, ron
ly marking tho boundnrlos or credit', jorod valuablo norvico, No real
to bo aanlgned to tho ao-cnilcd dl8-.Fnthor of tho roforondum In Oro
covorera of great scientific or cco-'Ron. Who niado tho first clearly do
eomla ttMtliH, for ns Hubert Hives La fined effort to popularize tho "8wlss
Meno Iiob rocontly pointed out nndjBy8tom" preceding tbeso othors ncar
tormod "tho law of double or mul- jy ft yonr and whoso namo should al
tlplu discovery," that, "When tho'wnyB ,0 hold In greatful romem
condition nro rlpa, tho now Idea ul- bronco Is Max IJurgholsor, formorly
wnya occur to moro thnti ono miin,'0K nuxton, Washington county, now
that Is, tho nmo upon different J of Hiigeno. Proof? Plonty, Tho
mlnda," and rltl!na, na inatnnrps, tho m,,, f tno "N. W. Rofnrm Journal"
altrtultnncoua independent discovery published In Portland by T. II. Mc-
IQIU, nro evldonco mat wnx uurg-
ho'sor nntodnted by a ponMhoso who
rocelvod tholr. Inspiration from J. W.
fluMlvnn'o "Dlroot Imagination" (not
published till 1802), and mndo tho
llrst ayatomntla agitation of tho Dem
ocratic form of govornmont In Oro
gon A Bketrh of tho BwIhs system In a
California labor pnpor first not him
thinking thoo Hum nnd ho began
began hmnmorlng nwny," ai ho ox-pna-jod
U, on IiIh now hobby; sub
Hcrlblng for PwIbh periodicals, trans
lating nnd adapting to Oregon condi
tions Ono or his first artlclos, tho
ca'lost Unit I lutvo, wna "Dofoots In
C-ir Constitution," published In ths
,lRKorm Journal" of May 3, 1801.
July ur, miinu yonr, argument for
Incorporating dlrroi loglalntlon In
tttnto plntform or Farmers Alliance,
also suggestion for equal fluffrngo,
of with oduontlounl toad for voters.
? August 16 loltwr on money quostlon
August 90, one on "Riirorendutu."
HoptHinlu-r K, another "Hofaroudum"
letter, giving soma Swlaa political
hlhtory, nlao allowing useleeense of
our Institution of state Benate and
urging abolition of seme. April,
1892, letter ou "hand Loans," c4os
lug with dlruot legislation argument
and urging his rood en to kmuI for
Sullvan'e bonk (Just published).
Jn'y 21. 1S03. letter on "Hunks nnd
Taxes." Auguat lift, stuuo yonr, be
(wb sorlos of articles on "luMlatlvo
and Referendum." running for av
erttl inontlia. Utter he wrote for tho
"HUlsboro Democrat." than tho
"MlMOiirl World," and othor Popu
list papers, also tho "Capital Jour
nal" (Col. llofer'a paper), wharo he
punctured Dr. Driver, who was talk
ing against dlroot loglalatlon. Uui
hU orforta lm vo not beun conllnM to
wrUltig tty any means, for luatance
Ih the eamHvgn of 1900 he made a
houae-to-h(Htso canvas of his oounty
(Waahlngton) distributing literature
nnd tnltclng dlreot IwgUlatun. Bo
tluit Oregon was permeHtud to some
rxtont with dlroN ItiglalntluM Ideaa
boforo SnMtvnn'a book waa ever pub
lished to suoh an extent that. I am
informed, waa owing to tho Inlluenoa
of the Oregon dalegatlou and Nathan
Pierce In particular thul dlrwt lgTi
kwlun was recognised jn u- Oin)u
Ida; form of July, 1807
Bo mucli fur Max Hut gutter's
Mav Itiii'KlioUi'r, tln Pioneer
Dlivt't Lcgl-latlon in Oiogou,
im .i i I .. .,,.n...... ..
of tie ' theory of natural aaluCtlon"
by Alfred hiuum Wallace and
CharloH Dtti'wln. and alo the discov
ery or ri'togulUon of the throe basic
theorlea of "aolanti lie" Horlallam by
Karl Max undrrpdurlck Ungate.
Although t U iimwtloutiblo If tlilJ
thuory of "multiple dlaooviry" van
bo otevntod to the dignity of n law.
certain It la that dtraot lrglalatlon is
not the produol of one man's brain,
but I miliar a itrowth tint invented
by uiiyono but aided and dlreatod by
ninny WMtllo having oxhtud In a
tuoro or lana oruda form from tho
onrlleat (inttoMity In tho (larmnn
atatoa and probably In Oroace and
Itome; dlreot legislation ns now tin
dertond and niiplled Is of compara
tively modern origin for oven In
Bwllxerlnud. tho ao-onlled homo of
tho rvfiM'andum, the Monti reteren
duma datu only from 1ST and the
federal initiative from ISO I. True,
the prautf.oe waa applied aomawhat
earlier In many of tho canton. Or
atatiw, but as late us 1SC0 only aboyt
onetblrd of tho Bwbu poaseasad tho
refnroudumr
Who waa the "Father of ho rofor
endum" Hard to toll, because there
woro o many, but the one who per-
work, now a few word In c'oslng
about tho man himself. Like Itltten
hauBon, his illustrious prederpssor,
in tho causeof good government, Max
Hurgholzor la also of German stock,
worthy dosccendanta of thoso liberty
loving barbarians who stood besldo
Armenians in thofee -gloomy German
foroita nineteen hundred years ago,
when Iho mighty Roman army went
down to defeat and annihilation bo
foro tho northern fury. Barbarians?
Yes, but frco barbarians, thoso of
whom Henry Gcorgo saya "Tho
beams of liberty glinted from tho
shields of Gorman warriors and
Augustus wept his legions." The
subjoct of this sketch was born and
raised on a farm in Bavaria, a littlo
moro "than 50 yearB ago, and after
aorving in tho German army, took
a trip through England, Iroland, Hol
land, Bolgium and Austta, camo to
tho United States in 1881; spent
sovon years as a flour miller, two
years In sawmills and logging camps,
two Burnmors on a steamboat and the
remaining tlmo fanning. This Is tho
atory of tho pioneer of direct legis
lation in Oregon. Why is it asked
it ho has dono so much is ho not
better known? First, becauso most
of tho papors he contributed to wero
not of general circulation; second,
bocnuso ho has not been boforo tho
pooplo Inn. public capacity; third, and
porhnps most Important, becamo ho
ban novor cought notoriety, "played
to tho gallery," nor advertised him
solf In any way, for this soldlor,
miller, logger, atoambontman, farm
er nnd Tow Watson Populist Is mod
out and, on his Lane county farm, re
mains content to "hammer away" In
tho cnuso and leave tho glory to
thoio who enro moro for It. nut, If
Justlco .is dono, wh'on tho historian of
tho futuro writes the Oregon reform
movement, prominent among tho
names of tho truly groat, should rank
that of modost, unassuming Mnx
Htirgholzor.
VENERABLE PRESIDENT
MAKES A STATMENT
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DON'T LET YOUR
PILES GROW
Thoio who havo kept in touch with
tho newspaper accounts of tho work
of L. T. Cooper orfd his celebrated
remedies, will n,o doubt bo Intaerest
cd to loarn that thoy havo been given
a trial by residents of Salem and vi
cinity with tho Batno satisfactory re
sults that havo attended iho work of
Mr. Cooper In tho larger cities of the
country. Among those wbo havo ro
ccntrty put tho Coopor, modiclno to a
teat aro tho venerable Mr. Robert
Basoy and his estimable wife, living
at 1246 South Liberty atroot, Salem,
Oro., regarding the outcomo of which
Mr. Ba3cy says: "
"For tho past several years I havo
boon troubled wJtlt catarrh of tho
bead' nnd stomach. Food did not
ngroe with me, and nftor meals I
tried various remedies In nn effort
to find relief, but nono wero effective.
"I became interested In tho advor
tiBemonto of the Cooper remedies, and
finally bought a bottle of tho New
Discovery modiclno at J. C. Perry's
drug atoro. It worked wondors I
gained strength from tho first dose.
My stomach "was soon in good condi
tion, I developed a good appetite, nnd
found I could cat anything I wanted
without suffering any 111 offcctB after
ward. "I havo boon benefited so much
by this modiclno that I havo sectircd
moro and will continue- tho treat
ment. I am satisfied that it will
cleanse my system of impurities and
mako mo as well as a mnn 75 years
of ago can hopo to bo.
"My wifo has also used tho Coop
er rmdlclno for otoinach troublo with
aplondld rcsulto. Wo both gladly
recommend it to any one in need of
Bttch a modiclno."
WILLS
GOING
EAST
ARO YOU READY
For 4k flMattrtttl opportMHltte
that will ewino to you.
tlMtKl vrldlt or nmdy wuh I
needed n io them
If yMi bav a uuttmsj aeeaaat
you wtt' htv buta
Start an arvouut mw and be
roHajl
Mumt qm dafHMtt Ul a aafe
aaMNga hunk la a luunHts pol
icy aalat AdvwrwHy. No una
thou Id tot without thu puHecUon
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
CAPITAL
NATIONAL SANK
Hvrry IlniiorrboliLtl Ulwr U n r'r-
tllu l'lcld for Cancor mill Other
DcmKy DlHcnat'M.
Trial Packngo l'rm.
Conatlimtlon unohcokod brings In
llniiiatlon. lullnmmntlon bggts plloa
and iTlles tHo pftjui.1 mipevlndtjca tu
mors of malignant nnturo.?
PNoa or hemorrhoids) rarely kttt,
but thoy oauaa more agony In a few
mlnutoa than much waro torloua
trouhloa.
They are aany to care If 'you, go nt
It right.
An operation with the, knife la
dangerous, aganlalbg. and ' r ft rely a
permit nunt auooeaa.
There la Juet uae way t( bs. cured
ono euro way. pHlnlottl) and .pri
vately and that la wltlf pyramid
Pllo Cure. I
We mntl a free trial paakago U aM
wiq write.
It will give j-cat InatiMtt rollaf. and
start you well oh the way to a r
foot onto.
Thon you can gat n full-aUed box
from any druggist for 10 aenta, nnd
often one box our.
Insist g having what you call for.
Just send your namo and addreaa
to Pyramid Drng Co., 97 Pyramid
HiilUatng, Marshall. Mloh., and re
oelve fro by return mall tho trial
package In a plain wrapper.-
All drugglete, 0 cants. Wrlto to
day for a f roe' package.
Rheumatic Pmiiw )tcloacl.
B. F. Groekar, Uq., now S4 yaar
of ago, and for 30 years JusMoe of
tho paaoo at Martln&burg. Iowa,
ays: "I am terribly afflicted wlthi
aatatlo rhnmiintlsm In niv loft nrm
and right hip. 1 havo used throo
hottlea uf Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and It did me lot wf good." For sate
at Dr. Stone' drag, store.
Fish "Vhci1 HHlt Ih Court Toly.
A caso of great importanco to Ore
gon and Washington in rognrd to tho
nine-tint of control ench etate haB over
tho fishing In tho Columb'a river Is
being argued boforo tho supremo
court today.
I Tho case, which Is entitled the
- stato against Price Nollson, may go
Havo a Word to Sny to Their Many boforo the supromo court or tho Unl-
Frlntdi That May He the Means tod States boforo a final decision Is
of Saving Them Money. reached. NoIIhou was arrested for
- fishing nonr Astoria In d'tooboynnco
Mr. nnd Mrs. Goo. C. Will havo of a fijhlng lnw of this atnto. It la
had a long nnd continuous service in tho contention of Attornoy Gonornl
tht music and Bowing machlno bUBl- Crawford that tho Btnto hnB tho right
neaa in Snlom. Owing to tho growth to onforco tho fishing laws of this
or tholr buainoss nnd tho length or stntos on both sldos or tho river and
tlmo they havo spont In It thoy think that Washington hnu n similar right
thoy are now ontltlod to a good long right to onforco tholr laws on this
vacation and about May 1st thoy will sldo; olso, states Crawford, thoro
atari for a two months trip In tho h no use In Orogon making any fiBh
east. laws on maintaining any hatchorlos,
Before going, howovor, Mr. Will tho lnw of Washington pormltttng
says "we want to havo tho largost tho flshtrmon on tho north sldo of
mimical Instrument and machlno salo tho rlvur to couutornct tho good oc
evor ou record In Salem. Wo wnnt cnsloned by our In'wa
to red u oo our stock as low as posdiblo The nuostlon coming up nt this
thlB wo tlmo lB particularly lutorostlng
I CANDIDATES CARM
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dates $10). Dd ,Ut
FOR COUKTV JUDGF no
and taxpayer. GmS.!.1 "f'
etto University, tJ&d,.U
mlttcd to tho bar wheJlV!
known aro round his t L"
porters. Amon h.it "!
where his oh i. .. n f
bond. Ho stands for a f,ZJ
ncss and economical .jJffl
or countv nffnir. Wl admN
John A. Collier, of Fo-siu,
a t H T r nomlaUoa
dlstrldt attornovahtn ,l.
district, subject to tho R,!
l" Ja.o,
For cprcseIutiT
I hereby announco njyieit
dtdato for tho ItepublUaa
tlon for renresnntnii.. ..
vi nnlAM 1 .!! b
IF NOMINATED A.B
i atiaijli ALWAYS VOIB
PKOPLE'S CHOICE R)
BAVVJiii SENATOR.
HAL D. PA
I hereby announrn ..J
- .
cmamnio ror nomination at
publican primaries for ccoa
porintondont of schoo's.
WALTER St. S
I hereby announcA mrit
canawato for nomination it (
publican primaries for coan
or. b. E. itonrnT
Turner,
I doslro to nlnrn mv nn,l
. ., .v.
tho Ilopubllcan prlmariM fci
nominatnon for County reton
D. 0 DRAi
I wish to nnnouncc to bt
that I am a candidate for
troaauror, subject to th-- Rca
primaries. JOSKPH 0
bo-
cauae of tho pnatlblllty of tho pos
tage of a law In this state at tho olec-
before wo leave and to do
will mako groat reductions on ovory
hln.r nvntnl nnntrnol unniln
If you nro thinking txf buying a tlon, , " J!,n10' ,oro,,y nortu nro
piano organ, or sowing machine. ProhHil od In tho n.ppor Columbia;
gultarpr violin, or In fact anything r ' " PB0 J b, ,r ,lb,,t;
ln the musical lino, como to our " n8hlK on Sundeys. Should
atoro and savo those good hard dol- ollhor ono, or both of those laws go
lars, for wo aro determined to turn ,nto ott6 probabllltlaa aro that
everything Into ready money or good th oann8r8 w, mov ',r nW"'
pnpr by that tlmo. UUCM to tho Wwhlngton aldo, thoro-
GKO. C. WILL, "" leprtvlii5 this atato of a largo rov-
Dotilor In Muslo and. Sowing Maohlnoa euo Rn( t llmo fall In
Oppoalto Bush Bank. ,U, ut to preserve tho salmon
ftaherlea. Tho cnaa will probably go
Sw CoiiMirntlnna. to u,e UHod Statoa supromo court
'Mto Pokier Cempany: prlnolpal lj a8 th 8tftto l0BM ofor9 tho
omo. Portland. Orogon; capital ,no lromo court.
atook, $6000; incorporators, J. M
Kruman, Abner 11. Jonoa nnd Frod
W. Phaap.
The Briinawlok-Bnlko-Collonder
Company; Incorporated undor laws
of Delaware; oapltal stock, $1,B00:
000; attorney In faot, A. W. William
son, Portland, Oregon. -.
o
Stntof Ohio, City of Toledo, Lu
cas County, a.
Frank J. Chouoy mnkos oath that
ho Is senior partnor of tho firm of
F. J. Chouoy & Co., doing business in
tho city of Toledo, county nnd atato
aforosald, and that sit Id firm will
pay tho sum or ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS lor oach and every case
!) N'ot Crowd tbn Season.
The first warm days of spring'01 Catarrh that cannot bo cured by
bring with them a doslro to got out,1" 8 of tho "' Catarrh Cure,
and enjoy tho oxhlllratlng air and ' PRANK J. CHENEY,
aun shin. Children that havo boon ' Sworn to bofora we nnd subscribed
housed up all winter aro brought ,,n W nreaonoo. this 6th day of Do
out and you wonder where they all oombor. A- D-. 1836.
oame from. Tho heavy winter cloth-j (Seal.) A. W. GLEASON,
iHg Is throwR aside and many shod' Notary Public,
their flannels. Thon a cold wave iraH' Catarrh Cure la takon in
comes and ieol snv that crln la Anally, and aots dlreotly on tho
epldomlc. Colds at this season are blood and nuoous aurfacoa of tho
eveu rr dangeroua than in mid- ' Bend for testimonials froe.-
F. J. CHENEY & CO., TOIOdO, O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c
Tako HalPa Family Pills for con-
stlpatton.
I hereby announce mritf I
(Into for county comralHlowa
Republican ticket.
0 D HOI
JeffemtJ
-XSSSjl
Baby Laugh
It belong ta health for
a baby to oat and sleep,
to laugh and grow fat.
But fat comoa first;
don't ask a scrawny
baby to laugh i why.
even hi smile is pitiful i
Fat comes first.
The way to be fat is the
way to bo healthy.
Soft's Emulsion
U tk proper food,
but eaiy a lktU at first.
AM tntti,tai S&e. m )l.O.
INCllHASHD IMtXSIOXS Fftll
MK.VKWN WAlt virrmtAxs.
CwsMatlr T It. Wait thta eHy
has rtrnlvKd following lettar trew
SaMor Aadcvt) m Waablaatoii. na
tter date March a:
"I aw la rcai of yoer eUar of
the Iff alt., egardis ty Will fur
(be lurruft of Mtwion for ltlaji war
vaeta ad Wg to y thai 1 have
xt) hop of MK-urlag a fnventWe
rnrt oa ae. Yuu may We aaaarad
hat I aiMUl use trer vKert t severe
ltd paaeagp.
I have reed th eaie4d eUaalag
ami rescardlag saaae weehl ta (hat
each rtreeatatlY oeasrts re
oela a aetiae (rem the oeaatelselea
er of paaekH when ay rldtat of
hU atala ha reatv$4 aa laoceaae of
paalea.
"I presume k Is frew this eett&-
wtlou the tut a jrtatd."
winter, as there Is nuich more dan
gar of pneumonia. Tako Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, however, and
uti will have nothing to fear. It al
ways ourea, and wo havo never
known a cold to result In pneumonia
whH it was used. It Is pleasant
aad safe te take. Children like It.
Fer sale at Dr. Stone's drug store.
. o
Mr. Qeer ought te rflH wall In
eastern Oregoa.
there loag.
He has eel lived
We Sell
Yinbl
on the positive guarantee
that if it does not give satis
faction we will return the
entire amount of money paid
us for it. We mean this
and ask all those wbo are
sick and need strength to try
it with this understandiig
. w. PUT.VAM CO.
j&S s
HI
HICKORY
E51KK
Cough Remedy
aivoii,tiit rvic
Coushs. Colds
CROUP
nwanwrniHtmriWH i on
vrtttfptnCwS
llr.
SOW THfOAT
THOAT.JlUNCS
mratn
letuavsiaKKkUita.
luim.o(o(.us.A.
frvt InemCad
Prices 56c. Eee. fl.S al hf
Irat-eles drugglsu avenrarhare.
I am a candidate! far
county judgo, subject to tie!
Mean primaries, on the platl
a squaro deal to alt
Y W
At the request of nuay
cana I havo decided to becca
tlidato for the nomination fo
J ud go, aubjwt to tho Bpstl
tnary election.
WILLIAM BCJ
For AMfsr.
I hereby announce mr ts
In tho Republican primi
sossor of Marlon county
Just and equal taxatlca
F J
For County Supirtfltf
r iinrohv announce mjM f '
rtldnta for County Suprla(
Sohools ror Marlon mcj'T.
Ropublloon prlmariet. a?w
A V
For neprretJ,rtj
Tho undersigned ls
rnnrAtiAntntUe St tB4
m..r.la Anrtl 17 If e'At
vor bjtslnea admloHtntWJ
for tho neopie i ?""
OUlAii eAnfsTAF
HESRTJ!
AH
For Treasafrf
. I hereby announce to j
for oounty treasurer aJ
can primaries p "
l 111 BHU I --
oounty faad y
For lterrf"
1 ";:: Vw-
Mnaaw .- -
nation ror w- ;
Bimarlae Aprl
cvi 5t
fem Pence
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Headquartrr
Kettlng. ftfS!
r m ft aa IP 1 fc xU
All at
CMS. I.
Sa.
WAIff E"
50 Court St.
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