The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20

ssTs the Lewis and Clark Fair s
unfair that H. eh ;uld be REFERRED Il
the people? was discussed be orr
a large aulience in OAC chape
Satu day night. q. L. Shepard
T. w. Scott and J c.. Clarke, re
presenting The ZetegAthetns, ar
gued:-
raat the state nf Oregon with
half million people req'nres a PIP
u,ation OF three milIiou TO full dc
veI,p her e ources.
That The Levi and Cla k Ex-
position will advertise the stat aus
attract capital aud de.irab in
mig ration as nothi g will at tht
pre-ent time.
Th.s the people already he'e
will be imu ated 10 greater act
iviy in improving heir fields,
their homes aud their towns. as The
citizens of Newoe,g have already y
begun to do.
That the exposiii n will be a
lasting benefit 10 the st.te, and
that no reacti.n can take place at
terward, Bu3 if the benefits w@re
solely to Multnomah county, sill
the exposition would be just, since
that county paws so large a pro-
portion of the state taxes IN 9TH
er matters as well-c ting thu fact
that MGltnomah county paws sew.
en- thou .aud dollars of OAC taxes
while Bentou county pays only
FIVE hundfed.
That the governor and the | g.
isiators who favored the bill SO de-
clared themselves prior to the ell
ection. hence were elec ed an that
platfor m: and that in this way the
matter has a | ready been submit
ted to the people. Therefore, it is
Impossible for informed citizens to
believe that the p assing of ths bill
was uacltan or hasty..
That ninety percent of the graDg
ers WIN represent the farmers Of
Or gon favor the Levi. and Clark
exposition.
That if the opposit' oa agree that
the Lewis and Clark exposition
will be beseticial, why waste forty
days ard f,rty thousand dollars
just at this critical period of the
movement foolishly in preparing a
ice. bath for the Lewis
and Clark exposition in such a
manner as ts afford nobody a IN 3D.
lcam of good.
From start to finish the Jef:er-
sonian society, represented by Guy
Moore. A, S. Hall and Claud Bu-
chanan ardently proclaimed that
their banner was firmly planted
not in the vain hope of gaining
dollars and cents, but in the eter-
nal principles which underlie our
social fabric. They hit the op-
position come hard blows, and they
waxed eloquent in eulogizing the
Lewis and Clark exposition, more
if possible than had yet been done.
This was flank movement which
for the first time gave the Zeta-
gatheans notice Of the exact po-
sition taken by the Jefersonians,
Then sigh of relief was per-
ceptibly heard through the large
audience which had been ccd6dent-
" awaiting telling stroke against
Portland's great exposition.
The speakers warmed up to the
subject as they pictured the i'm
portance of the exposition, en-
phasizing with noticeable effect
thet the people demand the ex-
position.
They declared in fervid tones
that house bill number one carried
too much luggage with it, that it
was passed too hastily, that leg
islators voted for so many things
they did not want in order to carry
this bill, and that there appeared
to be an odor of political rotteness
In the entire proceeding which
would naturally be removed by a
direct vote of the people.
That it is a matter of principle
not matter of dollars and cents:
hence refdrring it to the people
would make our state and our in
stitutions more democratic.
That if the people vote it down.
it is their business; if they vote for
it, their support will be better.
That such vote would curtail
legislative extravaganza In other
sessions of the legislature to fol-
low, hence would be a benefit to
the people.
That the bill Is unconstitutional,
since it provides for more that one
object. It provides $40, 900 for the