The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-05
|MAYGER angry
Takes a..Fall Out Of the
CrankS.
ROTTEN OPTION LAW
Advises Ministers and Cranks 10
Take q keef in Misguided
Efforts.
he CALLS"PR0PAGANDA''lR0T
Gentleman Frcn Columbia County Re.
fers in Feeling Terms to the Be-
nigbted Congregations Of Port
land Who Can Get no Help.
he CALLs"PROPAGANDA''lROT


Salem. Feb. i.--Because ~ ]. Blag-
en-. . Portland contractor, wrote let
ter to Representative George @. May
ger OF Columbia county. and dolei out
a few punches OF advice in re the duty
of Mr.. Mayger and the oregon legis-
lature with reference TO the local OPP
tion cause as effected in the Jayne
bill OF recent renown, Representative
Mayer has written him letter which
sets forth in no uncertain terms the
way he feels about being told what to
do by way OF serving his constituency.
The letter slxzles In more than one
particular and savors OF a kindred
spirit in common with many others
written by members OF both branches
OF the legislature In response to mass
OF adjuring epistles from the anti
liquor advocates.
The letter speaks for itself:
salem, Jan. 31.--Mr N. J. Blagen,
Portland, Ore. My Dear Sir: l am in
receipt Of your esteemed favor under
date OF January 80, together with about
so others along the same line and al
most identically the same, which In
fer is the result OF deep (?) laid plan
to impress upon this legislature the
great weight of public sentiment that
In reality is engendered in the narrow
minds OF few egotistical cranks and
lobbyists. When a few Of these men
get together and preach to their be.
nighted congregations that the only
objects members of this legislature
have is to defeat your little pet meas
ures. you are certainly not giving the
people of this state great amount of
credit for their wisdom In their selec-
tlons at the polls; but, Of course. you
do not; your class of gentry are so
narrow minded that everybody else Is
wrong at all times. and you alone are
right
why. bless your soul, the local OPP
ton law is an insignificant matter In
the consideration of constitutional
convention. That matter will adjust
itself. in fact has been practically ad-
justed already. in the minds of the
masses who were so imposed upon by
that one-slded, unfair, tricky measure.
Why, II this legislature were composed
of men so selfish and narrow as the
preachers and men of your mental ca
pacity. the old blue laws" would be
re-enacted, After perusing the col
umns OF the daily papers Of Monday
and noting that the churches Of Port
land devoted practically all Of Sunday
to the matter of telling their congre-
cations that the foremost men of our
state, elected by the great majority of
the people of this state, were consider
ing nothing but 'isms' and crank
measures, have been more convinced
than ever before of my duty to my
in voting for this amend
ment which you denounce, and for this
constitutional convention bill.
You say, under no circumstances
should this legislature try to defeat
the will Of the whole people etc, and
yet you people who claim to be the
only people with good motives attempt,
by flooding the desks of the legislature
with your rot to influence legislation
10 your narrow, selfish views.
ALLOW me in conclusion to advise
you that you can expect no help from
me for your radical measures. Ask