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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28

the law he has no right to register
or to vote. Well, let us see.
A man n~aturalized in Ohio crossed
the plains, lost or mislaid his natural
~ization papers, voted without them
for forty years, now is cut of.
He cannot produce his naturallza-
ton papers, and hence cannot register
But he can go on election day and
swear his vote in.
This is only case but there are
scores Of conditions and circumstan.
ees under which legal and bona hde
residents, citizens and legal voters
are debarred frem registration by
this bastard law.
Why is 1t a bastard law? Because it
is neither the Australian ballot regis
tratlon provision nor is II American
to exclude a voter from registration
whom you cannot exclude from cast
ing his ballot.
The Australian ballot law provides
a registration by a registry officer
in each precinct who enrolls the legal
voters without trouble or expense to
the citizen.
ON ELECTION DAY UNDER THE
BASTARD OREGON REGISTRATION
LAW THERE is EACH YEAR A
LARGE NUMBER OF VOTERS
SWORN IN ON FREEHoLDER's
BLANKS.
BY that provision of the present
registration law there is a premium
placed on fraud and any man can be
voted almost whether he is a voter
or not.
The first year under this registra.
ton law there was a large falling off
in the number of votes cast. Next
year large sums were spent to get
the voters registered.
This year standing advertisements
are kept in the Oregonian and other
papers, begging the voters to go and
register.
Other newspapers lecture the voter
for not registering. The voter is told
he is unpatrlotic for not going to the
trouble to register, when he should
be told to ignore such an unfair and
unjust p%retence of a law.
1t is called a law to purify the
elections. 1t should be called a de-
vice to keep voters from voting, to
demoralize the commonwealth.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
THE LOCAL OPTION Cav.

The politicians are very careful not
to say anything about the proposed
local option law that is before the peo-
pie at this election.
Many of the politicians advise the
people to vote for the primary elect
ion law, as some figure they could get
office under IL who would not get an
office otherwise.
But the local option law they steer
clear of even mentioning. Yet IL
has very little merit. 1t IS prohibition
In disguise, yet involves a principle
that all proh~ibitionists have denoun-
ced.
There Is not a prohibition news.
paper but has denounced local option
as an Invention Of the devil to be
Stunned by all advocates Of temper
anee reforms.
SO while the measure is supported
now by the Prohibition party and the
Prohibition politicians, 1t has not the
merit Of involving sound prohibitory
principles,
But there is q deeplail scheme
back OF Il, that the Prohibition parts
managers hope TO profit by-a kind o.
Iiug-handled eold-water reoeivership.
II the total vote OF a county goes
for prohibition 1t would force prohi
bltlon even upon those cities or towns
Tor p~recincts in the county that wen
against prohibition. There would b
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
A eAsrARp REGISTRATION LAw

In North Salem precinct $50 Repub-
lioans took part in the recent primary
election, OF these only fifty had
registered up to yesterday.
How many citizens OF other parties
are not registered no n knows.
With but fifteen days to register not
much over half will get on the roll.
Under the teehnloalitIes Of this
registration law hundreds OF good eiti-
zens are excluded from registration
wronSfully and felonlously,
II a felony can be committed by the
state IL is when II passes a law that
deprives the citizen OF his right to
vote. This law does that.
The shallow will say II he cannot
prove that he Is entitled to vote under
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF SOCIAL.
ISM.

What is the use of abusing a man
like ]. ID. Stevens, who is a Union SOL
der, and who happened to be a So
cialist, and believes in free speech?
This Is still a free country, and while
Socialism is a commodity that we want
Just as little as possible, like some
other extreme remedies, there come
times when the community has to
take a little for the stomach's sake.
Salem needs a dose just now to give
the city at least one public park and
a decent public library
So far as we know Stevens is a poor
mar who Is advocating an unpopu.
lar cause, and makes Roadway slowly
at best against the dominant parties.
But no n can deny the educational
value of Socialism as a kind of polit-
ical ferment, a leaven that keeps the
public thinking about public matters
from the alruistic standpoint, the un-
selfish standpoint.
We believe as a principle the appli-
cation of Socialism becomes an ahso-
lutte necessity at times. The public
schools, the public roads, the mail
service are Socialism pure and sim
pie. But 1t seems to us only apple
able as a dire necessity to a few ser,
vices and public utilities that cannot
be safely allowed to be monopolized
by any party or private corporation.
The Anglo-Saxon civilization stands
for indiyidualism in its largest scope
of action, and as little governmental
Interference or function as possible.
But 1t also stands for free speech, in
Guiding Brother Stevens.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
X-RADIUMS

The small politician, who works ev-
cry scheme to get his name in the
newspapers, but has no use for them.
is enabling the public to form a just
estimate of his real dimensions, that
1t sooner or later does moi fail to ok
press.
Nm. Bickel, a native OF Baden,
Germany, is 72 years old, and gets out
his half a cord of wood a day. about
all the year round. Who a beat
that record for a wood chopper.
There is bound to be some disturb
ance OF prices and shrinkage of values
in a presidential year-especially
among political sack holders.
1t should be made a ~penitentiary Of
fence for any man to shoot into a herd
of helpless sheep. killing some and
manning others, and leaving them to
slow death and starvation
Geo. M. Brown has made such a good
district attorney in the Douglas-Lane'
Lincoln district that he is put up for
a third term. and the Democrats re-
fuse to run a man against him.
Is II really good English to say that
a mar has a gifted future" or that
we are beginning TO commence?"
The Salem Journal, which has been
claiming from 10000 to 10000 popula-
tion for the city ever since the gener.
al census gave the city about 5000,
insists on having noses counted. I'm.
less the returns al be padded, the
Journal might be sorry after the count
Is made-Eugene Register.
Eugene is very much afraid the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
SAILING UNDER FALSE coLoRs.


Judge George has knocked out an.
other nc-good law-that regulating
plumbing. Thank fortune, it will be
a year or so before a good" one can
go into effect.-Portland Journal.
The above is from a paper that pro-
fesses to be an ardent friend Of organ
lied labor. We suppose that the mo-
good" law that the Portland editors
refer to is the barber commission,
whereby the state regulated the pro-
fession. Judge George has the dis
ti%nction, or whatever you are pleased
to call 1t, of having recently declared
that law unconstitutional, and the re.
suit is that every hobo who is able
to buy a razor and with an inclination
to scrape. has started a barber shop
in the city of Portland, much to the
detriment of the patrons. If the Port
land paper honestly believes in "scab
labor why not openly announce it,
and not masquerade as an "independ-
ent" newspaper, ever ready to es-
pouse the cause of the laboring man,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28

constant litigation to make the wet
places keep out the saloons.
If the whole county went against
prohibition, the Prohibitionists would
still win in the city, town or precinct
that went dry. The county would have
to enforce the law in dry spots in a
wet county.
Does anyone imagine that IL the
county of Marion gave a majority for
the local option law that Salem would
be rid Of saloons? The city would lose
the license but the saloons would run
just the same.
A PRoHi5lTIoNlsT SHOULD
VOTE AGAINST THE LOCAL OPP,
|TIoN LAW BECAUSE 1T is CON.
TRARY TO HIS PRINCIPLES TO
SANCTION THE SALOON IN ANY
PART OF THE COUNTY OR STATE.
The citizen who is not a Proh!-
b~itionist should vote against local OPP
ton becaus until the prohibition par.
ty is a majority of the people no
such law can be enforced.
The city of Salem would be involved
in constant litigation if the county
were carried for local option by the
efforts of the prohibitionists to have
a law enforced with no public senti.
ment to sustain 1t.
The people have never demanded
this law. 1t was Matched up by
impractical and visionary reformers
who pay no taxes and have nothing
to lose by throwing the state and its
communities into confusion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28

growth this year such as 1t neyg
made before.
OF course, there have been peops
in the Republican and Democratic pr
ties who thought it was their duty %
help kill a fiat salary law every time
n was in danger of passing. The
people had better begin to deal with
that kind of persons wherever hal
find them. Omcialism and feegrsb
bers have some rights, but the people
have some. too, and the time for The
people to act is at the ballot box.
1t now develops that the new anti
slot machine ordinance is for The
purpose of calling off that interest
in the opposition to a certain candi
date, but it is not certain whether he
is in the Democratic or Republican
ranks.
Many old friends are pleased 70
see Judge Murphy regaining NE
health, and it is believed that a y
tie touch of politics has had the :
feet of a tonic.
What sense is there in repeanls
the slot machine ordinance? Tue
state law against them is a dead F'
ter. The city will lose the re'en0'
and the machines will run anyhow
Bryan hasn't any use for the ~
publican party. 1t is a reekins m71
of Imperialism and rotten pluiocIs'
The Democratic party is the 'nsl
partner of the trusts and CORPUS
tions. Bryan will soon enjoy . !.
nopoly of admiration from the sOO.
istic fans on the bleachers ana
fellows stealing a glance at 'ne
tional game through a knothole IL
fence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
coMMITTEEMEN EN-.
Dates Of Events.

May ~2-Supreme court, Penjleton.
May 2-oregon Federation Of La.
Dor, Oregon City.
May 4-General NJ. &c, conference,
Hos Angeles.
May 1911. o. o. F. grand lodge,
Astoria.
June General election in Ore
son.
June is. 16, 17-oregon eneamp.
ment G.. A. r., Hood River.
June Is, 10 and 17-Department of
Oregon, G. A. r.. in annual reunion at
Hood River.
August 22.27--Amerioan Mining
Congress, Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
THE OREGON DELEGATION ALL
RIGHT.

II is not to be presumed that there
could be four Republicans tent to
represent Oregon at Washington who
would be perfectly all right in the es-
&imatlon OF all the politicians In the
state.
People are not built that way, polit.
ically speaklng,and we are probably as
far from Il as anyone. But TO say that
the entire present delegation are a
mlsht, and without influence, is put
ting II too strongly.
We love to be charitable with Brer
Geer. OF the Statesman, and overlook
some OF his failings; but we cannot
pass over his repeated inference that
the present senators and congressman
are not entirely influential.
After throwing out the proportion
that the delegation and the Lewis and
Clark fair board had not accom-
plished great shucks at Washington,
In getting an appropriation, he was
obliged 20 admit that they had done
pretty we'll.
SO after a while Geer will have Ia
acknowledge that the delegation IN
Washington are fairly average men
iair to mlddling, like the old style
quotations IN the country papers FOR
country butter.
Even II we had 70 pick four men e
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
IMPROVE THE STREETS.

A petition is to be circulated in
North Salem for the grading and i'm
provement of streets.
or course, there will be people to
oppose any improvement. They have
kept that part of the city out of the
market for twenty years.
Unless the streets are graded and
improved that part Of the city will
be kept from making much improve.
ment for twenty years longer.
That part of the city has a natural
drainage to the river. All the prin.
cipal streets should be opened to the
river and TO Mill creek,
With grades established and the
streets graded and the cutters opened
all that part of the city would be
drained and become more healthy.
1T MIGHT COST $500 PER LOT
TO GRADE THE STREETS, BUT
THE INCREASE IN THE VALUE
or THE PROPERTY WOULD BE
TwNrV-FlVE PER CENT AT
LEAST AT ONCE.
All that part Of the city would ex-
perience a building boom such as II
has never seen and there would be a
general spirit OF progress.
Instead OF fooling AROUND with bi
cycle laws and slot machine ordi
nances the city council should talks
hold OF street lmnrnXements.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28

world will discover that Salem has
more than 1854 people.
The Salem Journal, opposed to the
registration law, seem to take pride
in the fact that there is a light regis,
%tration in Marion county. The Jour
nal is extremely erratic.-Eugene
Register.
Is 1t extremely erratic" to oppose
a law under which it is harder and
harder to get voters to take part in
an election?
The turning down of the Hearst
candidacy in oregon by the Democrats
had the effect to put his boom out of
business in several states. The roll.
ing up Of a r%ousing Republican ma.
jority for Roosevelt in Oregon in
June by the Republicans win have the
effect to stiffen the backbone of Re
publicans all over the nation.
80
North Salem is naturally one of the
most beautiful residence parts of the
city, and a movement should be start.
ed to grade the streets and drain that
part of the town. All property would
advance and improvements would
multiply.
Robbing the Salvation Army Off.
GERS at Baker City of $500 in gold
coin was a dastardly piece of bust.
ness. But the wicked police who stand
In with the vicious elements at that
town, as they are accused of doing at
Salem, were able to capture the money
and the thief, and return it to the
faithful servants Of the Lord. The
funds collected from the Lord will
hereafter be kept in some bank.
Salem needs a hundred convenient,
modern houses to rent. People are
walking the streets hunting houses to
rent. There are scores OF new fami.
lies arriving and locating here each
month. Let the lumber dealers and la
Dor unions help every man who wants
TO build, and let the city make a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
REPUBLICAN, TICKET

STATE.
MOr .Hzstice of the Supreme Court
r. A. MOORE.
Hcar State Food and Dairy Commits
sioner,
J.. w. BAILEY.
Eor Presidential Electors,
j. M. HART,
JAS. A. FEE,
GRANT B. DIMICK,
A. c. HOUGH.
CONGRESSIONAL.
'|0r Nenaber of Congress-First Dis
trict,
BINGER HERMANN.
M Second District,
j. N. WILLIAMSON.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
MARION COUNTY K

"FN'hNOfN OOSFN AiONN1N
County Judge-John II. Scott.
Sherif-W. j. Culver.
NClerk-John w. Roland.
4Assessor-Fred ]. Rice.
'Treasursr-W. Y. Richardson.
Recorder-John C. Siegmund.
School Supt-E. It. Moores.
Commissioner. G. Needham.
sasnrveyor-B. b. Herrick.
"Coroner-A. M. Clough.
ERepresentatives-Jos Calvert, Hub
Dard; J.. G. Graham and II. b. Kay,
Salem John Richie, SCOTS Mills;
Jesse II. Settlemeler, WOODBURY..
Committeeman.
Chairman State Central Committee
Frank G. Baker, Portland.
0lfhalrman Congressional Central
Committee-Walter L. Tooze, Wood
burn.
Member State Central Committee
E4al u. Patton, Salem.
Chairman County Central Commit
tee-Chas. A. Murphy, Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
At esorae Bros.

At George Bros. ..l
You can get a meal at any time :.
day or night. When you are
hurry for a meal just try them
will find them at 1Os State street
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1904-07-01

We now have 10 styles of the
Victor shoe and can suit anybody
who wants a shoe for style, com
fort and durability. Moore Bros.
& Co.
Miss Laura Morgan left Mon
day night for Knoxville, Tenn,
to visit relatives. She will be alb
sent several weeks and will be
greatly missed by the young peo-
pie.
Hon. +. NJ. Martin was door
keeper for Fred. ID. Whiting last
Saturday and he says that sol la
dies entered Mr.. Writings store
from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. Must
have been something doing at
Writings.
+. b. Chesser and Miss Maude
lancaster, +. L. Moore and Miss
Mabel Owens, Will Grow and Miss
Fannie Moore, Adler Magness and
Hula Moore drove over to Baxter
springs Sunday and report a very
pleasant trip.
At II meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Newark Telephone Com
pany held Monday, w. G. Minis
was elected president and general
manager; J. S. Hanford, vice
president and treasurer; and S. A.
Moore secretary.
Hayn't you got friend or rela-
tive somewhere to whom you
could send The journal for a year,
! If we could get about 400 cash
subscribers it would help wonder
fully in paying for that big press
we have just put in.
J. J. Elan of Eminent, Ark.
sends The Journal u cotton bloom,
but as Mr.. Bray's bloom was re-
eeiyed first the years subscription
goes to Mr.. Bray. Hereafter we
will be obliged to restrict the off
er to the farmers of independence
county.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1904-07-01
Happenings of Local Interest

Excursion to Cotter Sunday.
July 3.
Next Monday is the Glorious
Fourth.
J. +. Morgan spent Tuesday at
Batesville.
Fine line of stationery at the
Racket Store.
Luther Pickens of Dota was in
town Tuesday.
The best flour in town at the
Newark Mere. Co.
All kinds of fresh meat at Hol-
derby & Lawton's.
j. Il. Broyles is u new subscrib-
er to The Journal.
We have the goods and we do
the business. Whiting.
Magness Bros. have full line
of furniture and mating.
Pants from 80 cents up to 81 a
pair at Moore Bros. & Co.
|. c. Nuckolls, the king bee of
Cord, was in the city Friday.
Your Moneys Worth" shoes
sold only by Moore Bros. & Co.
Miss Ida Gray, of Tuckerman,
is new reader of The journal.
Go to II. Z. Hawthorne for all
kinds of hardware, stoves, nails. etc.
For everything in general mer-
chandise go to Moore Bros. & Co.
Col. J. {. Yancy of Batesville
was registered at the Ozark FRI
day.
Whiting sells more goods than
any two merchants in Newark.
Why
Mrs. Mary Floyd is spending
the week with relatives and friends
at Elmo.
J. ". Outlaw of Oil Trough
was in town Friday and renewed
for The Journal.
Newport and Batesyille mer-
chants are feeling the effects of
Writings prices.
w. II. Williamson invites you
to call and quench your thirst when
you come to town.
Carload of shelled corn, bran,
chops and meal just received at
the Newark Lumber Co.'S.
Newark defeated Sulphur Rock
in three games of baseball played
here last Friday and Saturday.
Sixty -one cases of eggs and II
coops of chickens were the poultry
shipments from here for the past
week.
Before you buy come in and ex-
anime our complete and up-to-
date line of Star Brand shoes. Adj
ans Brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Briton of
Clinton, are spending a few days
in the city, the guests of DIR. and
Mrs. L. G. Poe.
Whether you want to buy or
not, come in and let us show you
our line of Your Moneys
Worth" shoes. Moore Brothers &
Company.
T. A. Travis of White River
towns hip brought in the first cot
ton bloom of the season for indie
pendence county Wednesday, 1t
was grown by G.. +. Travis on
the Hodges place at what is known
as the old Steele ford near Mag
ness.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1904-07-01

W. \. kay of Oil Trough was
in town Saturday.
Everything good to eat at Gallo
ways restaurant.
Geo. Green had business at
Batesville wednesday.
j. r. Mayhan of Newport spent
"Wednesday in the city.
Hot or cold baths at all hours at
the Newark Bath House.
When you want good whisky
call on w. X. Williamson.
Excursion to Cotter Sunday
Only 81 for the round trip.
W. G. Cleveland, of Kenyon, is
new subscriber to The journal.
When you want something good
to drink call on W X. Williamson.
Everybody's money looks alike
to us, be We friend or foe. Whiting.
Barrel of extra fine sugar-house
molasses at Holderby & Lawton ).
Moore Bros. & Co. have 100
dozen shoes for you to select from.
All kinds of fruit. ice cream and
cold drinks at Galloway's restau-
rant.
A real nice story eight room
house for rent. Apply to 7. j.
Raney.
Red Cross shirts, hose, under
wear and ties sold at Moore Bros.
& Cos.
Attorney 5. A. Moore transact
ed business at the county capital
Monday.
Frank W. Lynn of Newport
was looking after business here
Monday.
o. 2. Coe, who has been quite
sick for some time, is able to be
out again.
Call at Galloway's restaurant
and get your dinner when you
come to town.
Miss Leona Magness went up to
Batesyille Tuesday to spend a few
days with friends.
Boston Drummer" is absolute
ly the best package coffee sold.
Newark Mercantile Co.
Adams Bros. carry full line OF
groceries, and will deliver goods
free to any part of town.
X. p. McGregor came up from
Cotton Plant Wednesday to spend
a few days here with friends.
For ladies'; a common-sense shoe
of good quality, both in high and
low cuts, at Moore Bros. & Co.
Miss Jessie Beyier of Batesville
has been spending the week here,
the guest of Miss Katie Saylors.
Ben Brannan, who has been
quite sick for some time with pneu-
monia, is reported to be improv-
ing.
We are a little over-stocked on
hay rakes and are going to close
out at a reduction. Griffith q
Morrow.
We must reduce our enormous
stock, so if you want bargains fol-
low the crowd to our store. Fred.
d. Whiting.
w. A. Troy of Magness was in
town Monday and called and de-
posted some coin of the realm to
the credit of himself and his faith
er, A. +. Troy, of Heber, to whom
he sends The Journal.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1904-07-01

You get no stale groceries at
Holderby & Lawton's; they get
fresh goods almost every day,