East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-29

Eugene. Sept Especial. One
OF the chief addresses before the VIII
lamette Valley Development league to-
day was delivered by Judge Stephen
A. Lowell of Pendleton. his subject be-
ing. "A Square Deal for Oregon"
The address elected great applause
and was in part as follows:
This state is approaching the half
century mark in its civic life. Its re-
sources in soil. climate. production,
location and facilities for commerce
and manufactures entitle II to a mil
lion people and to a commanding po-
siuon among the commonwealths of
the west.
In fact its population probably does
not exceed half a million. while the
morning of its material development
seems scarcely yet to have dawned.
We are in the zone OF power: n
mighty ocean and great navigah.e
rivers wash our borders and pierce our
territory: our mountains TEEN With
rich ores and limitless forests; our soil
responds to the arts OF agriculture in
glad abundance; coal deposits and un-
falling water power invite varied in
dustries, while quarries of sandstone
and whitest marble await the hand of
diligence and art.
Incubus Over Oregon.
IN THE MARCH OF STATES Or
ECON. NATURALLY MORE RICH
LY ENDOWED THAN ANY OTHER,
LINGERS IN THE REAR OVER
HER RESTS THE PAIL OF THREE
SHADOWS: THE SECTIONAL CLAN
NlSHNESS OF HER PEOPLE.
ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF HER
LANDS. AND FOREIGN CONTROL
OF HER RAILROADS.
Socially, commercially and political
ly one city dominates the state-not
always to its uplifting Legislatures
and political conventions assemble,
and their members align in groups,
eastern Oregon, southern Oregon. the
valley counties. the river counties,
Multnomah, and the welfare of the
state is too often overlooked i'm the
log-rolling for local interests. Few
citizens seem to grasp the matchless |
possibilities of that portion of the |
commonwealth lying beyond the pur-
view OF their personal operations. and |
most are apparently disinclined to
make the sacrifice of time and money
to study them. Land madness is ram
pant. Anxious to secure larger hold
ings for themselves. immigration is
discouraged by many who ought to he
OF broader vision. and we are in an
era of bonanza farmng-always a
blight and bane.
Our people are industrious, inteIli-
gent, law abiding. and God fearing.
but they seem at times forgetful that
righteousness exaheth a nation" and
countenance on the part of political
leaders and public officials practices
which at least are of questionable
ethics. II not OF questionable morality.
The Pass Evil
II is currently believed, and pre-
true, that the great majority I
OF state officials legislative. executive /
and judicial have for years been the {
recipients of free railway transporta- ;
ton. These officers have not been in ,
delinquent in official ethics.
They have accepted these favors as a ,
courtesy due their positions, following .
4 custom well-nigh universal. and yet
Every thinking man knows that the
free pass system is but means of
polite bribery on the part OF railroad :
)
The constitution of the state pro- {
'ides that no senator or representative d
hall, during the time for which he 1
nay have been elected, be eligible to e
my office, the election to which is II
'csted in the Legislative assembly, and &
'et twice within the last decade a
United States senator has been elected r
rom tho nemhprahir of tbat hna,, N