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WHO IS THE FRIEND OF LABOR
in the
Who among the
If any thoughtful, intelligent laboring man
(i nuestion: "Who ar
big employers of labor in this country is the best triend
of labor?" he' would answer without a moment's hesita
tion- "Henry Ford." There is no otner answer, ui au
the great manufacturing businesses of the country, that
of Henry Ford is absolutely unique in its treatment of
its employes. Without any request on the part of those
employed by him he increased their wages higher than
was ever known in this or any other country. Every em
ploye in his works gets $5 a day, and he has, as he de
dares, found that it is good business to pay this big
minimum wage. He found his labor so paid, as he told
President Wilson, the cheapest and best he ever employed.
He found it so beneficial that he has made the plan apply
to his women employes as well as his men. He believes in
"equal pay for equal work" whether men with higher
political aspirations do or do. not, and he shows that belief
just as he shows his belief in the eight hour day by putting
both in practice in his immense works, and among his em
ployes in the field. The minimum wage in his plant for
men and women both is $5 per day.
Mr Ford says president Wilson has proved himself
the true friend of labor. His indorsement is not in ac-.
cordance with those who talk about the railroadmen being
handed a gold brick. Which is entitled to the consider
ation of the workingman? Henry Ford who has proved
bv his deeds what he will do and has done for labor, or the
wordy mouthings of a lot of politicians who are moved
bv no other consideration than a desire to get into office I
Whom should the women have faith in? The man who
Eives them equal pay for equal work or the man who as
governor of New York vetoed a bill giving women equal
pay with men for the same work? Henry I ord says Wil
son is the friend of Labor. Is there anyone better quali
fied to speak on that subject? The greatest friend Labor
ever had advises it to sustain the president and re-e ect
him Those who have no use for labor, outside of elec
tion day, tell them not to do this but to elect his opponent.
Which is entitled to belief? Which advice is best for the
workingman to follow?
AS IT'S ANYBODY'S GUESS
The Chicago Tribune has printed a review of the
political situation and classified the vote as between
Wilson and Hughes. It gives Hughes 270 sure electoral
votes naming the states tnac wm give uuni . in
states as probably for Hughes with 54 electoral votes and
it places in the doubtful list with chances even Kentucky,
Missouri and West Virginia with a total of :9 votes. Ac
cording to this classification Wilson is given thirteen
southern states wth 1:59 votes and Colorado, Maryland,
Montana, Nebraska and Nevada probably for W llspn.
The totals as given by it are, adding the sure and probable
states for each, :V24 for Hughes and 168 for Wilson with
: doubtful. Samuel G. Blythe writing in the Saturday
Evening Post of date October 9, says: "Nobody knows,
and one person's guess is as good as anothers. He also
savs the result will be close. With all due regard for the
opinion of the Chicago Tribune and Mr. Blythe, so long
as it is anyone's guess we do not believe either is right.
So far as indications go it is a landslide year. It may be
for Hughes, it may be for Wilson, but the Capital
Journal's guess, and it does not pretend to know, is that
it will be largely a one-sided election. It believes further
that Oregon, which is called sure for Hughes in the Tri
bune's list, and doubtful by the democratic leaders, is
safely in the Wilson column, and by a majority that will
be a surprise. In this connection it is noted that with
Oregon lost to Hughes, his "sure states" electoral votes
would be one shy of the required 26G, and if the Tribune s
list or Blythe's opinion is no more reliable as to the other
states than it is as to Oregon, it isn't worth much.
Tomorrow there will be no political speeches in any
of the papers nor any political advertisements. The news
papers will look like a swimming hole with the water let
out. and read like Hamlet without the ghost.
TO SELL, WE MUST BUY
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The republican idea that a wall of protection must be
raised around the United btates to save it from rum
after the war is made for buncombe, for consumption be
fore the election. Due to the war instead of owing vast
sums to Europe, this country has redeemed many of its
debts and now stands in the light of a creditor nation
At the same time there has been a steady stream of gold
flowing this way until the country has really more than
it knows what to do with. We have left the balance of the
civilized world barely enough to carry on their affairs
If we are to do business with them after the war it will
have to be done largely in the way of trade. We cannot
continue indefinitely absorbing the gold of the world
without eventually leaving that world broke. The result
will be, in fact is now, that we must extend our customers
credit, or take their goods in return for ours. Henry
Davison, representing J. Jr. Morgan was in Cihcago Fn
day, perhaps is still there, talking to the bankers, and in
sisting that they must extend credit to our neighbors
across to sea. "lhere is danger to the United States in
the continued imports of gold," he said. He covered the
case pretty thoroughly as follows: "Naturally the wealth
oi the world will not stay here after peace is restored, and
if the inflation which gold brings is too great, there will
be peril in the contraction which follow. We will have no
monopoly on the world's business after the war, as we
have no monopoly on genius or industry. If we want to
sell goods we must extend credit."
That is exactly the condition confronting this country.
If we sell to the world we must take the world's products
in return. After all this is what is done even in dealing
as we do now on a cash basis for money is only the
representative of values, and has no intrinsic value. It is
worth what it represents. For instance a short time ago1
a dollar represented about a bushel and a quarter of
wheat. Today it represents about two-thirds of a bushel.
As wheat goes up the dollar compared to it has lost nearly
half its value, while as to some other products it has not
changed. Yet it in all cases is the same dollar and is
worth intrinsically as much at one time as another.
The conditions after the war depend largely on the
scarcity or plentif ulness of gold in the old countries, or in
place of it their ability to exchange their products for
ours. How then can a high tariff wall or any other man
made law be made to change this unalterable law of
trade? Europe will be in the condition so far as trade
with this country is concerned, as a farmer would be who
having a big crop of wheat, potatoes, hay, vegetables and
an abundance of livestock, had no marketj. could not sell
any of his products and would yet be told by the merchant,
you must put up the cash or I will sell you nothing. The
farmer would go broke and so would the merchant, for he
would destroy his customer. We cannot sell to Europe
without buying from Europe. That is all there is to it
and all the laws that can be placed on the statute books in
a century cannot and will not change this condition.
It is stated that Congressman Hawley said in his ad
dress at the Grand theatre in this city Friday night that
the republicans not only left $150,000,000 in the national
treasury but had paid for the construction of the Panama
canal ($400,000,000) out of the current receipts of the
government. As a matter of fact the Panama canal was
paid for by the receipts from the sale of canal bonds and
Mr. Hawley knows this of course although he attempted
to make a point for his party on the asumption that his
audience ignorant enough to swallow the statement with
out investigation.
The weather bureau back at Washington predicts fair
weather for most sections election day. This shows that
the weather clerk knows as little about Oregon weather
as do the Easterners about Oregon's vote.
Strange that the Oregonian should hold up Mrs.
Hanley's selling her two little pigs to devote the money to
aiding in the election of Hughes. Still much as it hates
"pork" is like most others welcomes it if it is their pork.
RippfihgRhqraes
SLUMP IN READING
We haven't time for magazines, nor pati
ence with romances, for touring cars and
limousines have altered circumstances. We
used to sit before the fire, and ' read the
story tellers, the gents who punish sound
ing lyres, and all that bunch of fellers. We
read up Homer, Milton, Bill old Bill, the
bard of Avon, and strained our intellects
until we had to rub some salve on. The
bookstores got our extra change, when we
went forth a-shopping; but now, alas 'tis
sad and strange old customs we are drop
ping. Ere I went daft on gasoline, and tires and clutch
and starter, I bought the works of Anna Green and
Bertha Clay and Carter. I read all kinds of helpful tomes,
indorsed by church and college, I read the tales of Sher
lock Holmes, and stored by mind with knowledge, But
now my books have vanished clean, with all their buckram
facings; they had to go for gasoline and inner tubes and
casings. I gave John Milton for a tire, and Pope to fix a
puncture; I go to soak my priceless lyre, to buy gas, at
this juncture.
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OPEN FORUM
HOW A WOMAN WILL VOTE
Editor Capital Journal: I will vote
for Woodrow Wilson, because I am a
democrat mid lie kept us out of war;
1 will vote for W. C. Hawley, because
Mark V. Weathorford is for prohibi
tion; I will vote for Ben Olcott because
I believe he is a competent man.
r will vote for Geo. O. Bingham anil
William lialloway, because i believe
they are exceptionally good, honest,
competent men; I will vote for Sam H.
Brown of Gervais because his mind
loads to great accomplishments and I
can't believe he is bigoted; I will vote
for Seymour Jones because I heard he
was a good man. f will vote for W Al
Jones, because I believe him daring
and very competent, ami T don't be
lieve he is bigoted; I will vote for
two other republicans, because 1 believe
them strongest to down the prohibition
candidates,
I will vote for L. K. McMiihnn be
cause i think he is very daring and en
ergetic and competent, f will vote for
Mildred R. Brooks. will vote for no
prohibitionist if 1 know it, because 1
am a hop grower. Not knowing the oth
er candidates I will fill in mimes at
chance random. I will vote for the
beer amendment because 1 am for tem
perance and personal liberty, not pro
hibition, .
ELLA M. FIXNKV.
Waconda. Or., Nov. 4. 191(1.
SHOULD VOTE AGAINST IT
WW.
of 42-
tonW.Himilkdmllhli.IM ,
The People's Land and Loan bill on
tho Oregon ballot is revolutionary and
would be a very expensive luxury.
Here ore some results from operation
of the C'Ken Full Rental value Land
Tax Bill: ,
That our taxes be known hereafter
as rent, and may be collected monthly.
Failure to pnv this rent for 24 months
confiscates your property.
ine state can sell no land to settlers
or anyone else.
Present owner of land will only have
a five-year lease, he will not be the
owner.
All taxes must at once be increased
50 per cent in order to furnish n loan
fund.
That the money from this fund is to
be loaned to financially irresponsible
people without interest-
I lint the most of the taxes now paid
by the railroads and public service cor
porations will have to be paid by the
individual owner.
Confiscation by the -state of the prop
erty of all those unable to meet this in
creased obligation, thus decreasing the
amount ot lanil subject to taxution
and proportionately increasing the tax
upon the land left", resulting finally in
entire confiscation by the state.
-o capital will dare make invest
ments in Oregon.
-Mortgages secured by land will be
worthless, thus robbing the common
school fund of $0,200,000.
1 He destruction of the foundation on
which a very larae nrouortion of our
business rests.
Incentive to work because it is "vour
own home" would be lost.
'It would take just
$20,000 to free me from
debt and lift a heavy load.
'If I had saved at compound interest
half of what I have thrown away in twenty
years, I would be healthier, out of debt, and
could look on the future with serenity.".
Young Man:
You will be 42 some day. Let your
savings account at this bank work in the
meanwhile to establish you on a sound
financial footing.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK
Salem, Oregon
Member Federal Reserve Bank
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of any man not fully competent.
Not only is Mr. McMahnn an able
attorney of wide experience, but he is
well known as a fighter nnd has every
qualification a prosecuting attorney
should have. Let the people make no
mistake in this case. There is no poli
tics in this office; it is purely a busi
ness matter of vast importance to the
people. The business men of Salem rec
ognize this and they are a unit in sup
porting Mr. llcMnhan without .regard
to politics.
No man who knows Mr. McMnhan for
an instant doubts that he will enforce
the law without regard to person. His
utter fearlessness has been illustrated
in his many fights for the people,
fights which have cost time and money.
No other citizen over did so much for
the people, and he ought to be elected
by the biggest vote ever given a candi
date in this county.
CONTRACT IS AWARDED
Tho blow pipe work which is to bs
installed by the Silver Falls Timber
company in their new sawmill now un
der construction in this citv, was award-
ed to the Silverton Blow Pipe company:
ramruay.
This contract has been hanging fir
for some time, there being bids on file
for the work from "way down east,"
but when the work was awarded it wm
found that the Jocnl concern had sub
mitted tho most satisfactory one.
Three complete systems will be in
stalled, one for the saw mill, planer
and, filing room. Material is now being
turned out for the construction of the
system.
The Blow Pipe company has also a
contract with the Spaulding Lumber
company of Salem for work in their
line. Silverton Appeal.
SHOULD ELECT M'MAHAN
(Silverton Tribune)
We feel that the office of district
attorney is the most important one to
be filled at the next election. Mnrion
county is to build a bridge next year
across the river at Salem. This bridge
will cost, perhaps, $200,000, and the dis
trict attorney, being the official advis
er of the county court, will have to
pass upon au tne contracts, w hen the
first bridge was built the county was
involved in a lawsuit with the contract
ors, and the case went to the supreme
court of the United States. That
Mr. Oehlhar is not an experienced
lawyer is not denied by any. It is said,
and not denied, that he never in his
life tried a case in a court of record.
The question now confronting the peo-
Will 1 n L .I;..:,
in. " hi iiiv inucc mi me i-nu
nnd criminal business of this county
in the hands of a man who has simply
been admitted to the bar and has never
tried a ease in court f Certainly, no
private citizen would entrust a busi
ness of such proportions in the hands
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YOUTH VERSUS AGE
CHAPTER LXVIII.
"Is your head any better 1" Clifford
asked-
"A little." I admitted. "When I
have been going out as long as you
have, Mrs. llortou," I said, turning to
her, "I shall be older, and better able
to do things."
Again an angry flush swept from chin
to brow and I knew I had scored once
more. I was sure when Clifford remark
ed, drylv:
"What 's the use telling us how yonng
you are, Mildred f We know it, and
both of us, but especially Mrs. Horton,
are jealous enough without your rub
bing it in, areu't we Mabel t ' he asked
laughingly.
"Of course I am! I would gladly
take all Mrs. Hammoud's lack of poise,
her ignorance of social amenities, even
her inabiliay to drink champagne in ex
change for her youth."
This time SHE- bad scored, and I was
the one to flush angrily,
"If inability to eat rich food and
drink wine is a lack of poise, I am
afraid, Clifford, it will be a long time
before I am the thoroughgoing success
your friends are," I returned, speaking
to Clifford, and ignoring Mrs. Hor
ton. My husband flashed a keen glance at
me, then turned away with a shrug. I
knew he was puzzled as to whether I
had made au intentionally rude remark,
or was too uasophisticated to know.
At Home.
"Well, here we are!" Clifford ex
claimed a moment later, jumping out to
assist me. He then walked to the door
and unlocked it for me. I was very
pleased at the slight attention until I
happened to think that, perhaps but for
the effect it might have on Mrs. Horton,
he might not have shown me even this
bit of consideration.
"JShall you be longf" I couldn't help
the question.
"Not very. " But I want you to re
member wh t I said about your going to
bed," he cautioned as he turned awav.
As I undressed I wondered if lie
would go in with Mrs. Horton. It was
very late. Then I remembered that once
he had spoken of her delightful im
promptu suppers, and that he was very
fond of eating before he retired. I con
cluded my chances of seeing him soon
were doubtful; but before I wm entire
ly undressed I heard his kev in the door
"Head better?" he asked.
"Oh, yes! I shall be all right in the
morning," I retuned.
"Well, climb into bed. I'm not sleepv
and shall read a little while."
I fell asleep almost immediatelv-r hap
py that Clifford had r turned home in
stead of going in with Mrs. Horton.
Clifford Corrects Mildred.
As we were eating breakfast the next
morning, Clifford remarked in his most
casual manner:
"If I. were in your place, Mildred, I
wouldn't refer to people's ages, espe
cially those older than yourself. Som
people are very tou;hy on that point,
besides it's bad form."
"You mean that Mrs. Horton felt
hurt because I said she was older than
I am, and that she talked with yo
about itf I reallv only hinted it, any
way." "A pretty broad hint I should eall
it."
"I'll be careful not to offend her in
the future; but I don't see why she
should object to speaking of her ag.
She certainly must know that peopto
can tell by her looks that she is- 35 or
eight!"
"You had better not tell her that!
She would be furious."
"But how old is shef " I persisted-
"Oh, I guess that 40 isn't so far out
of the way, although I believe she onlr
owns to 32."
"It's so silly to act so about one'
age. When I'm 40 I'll say so, and-I
hope I shall have the good sense not
try to act kittenish."
"Wait until you are 40 and see. Te
may change your mind br that time,"
Clifford replied as be left the table.
(Tomorrow Edith Has a Birthday
Party.)