The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-08

my Lincoln Republican friend.
say friend for have a profound re-
gard for Lincoln Republicanism. II
be quoted me right and think ho
did, have no aplogy to offer for
the following statement to wit ::
There Ia no good excuse for having
a democratic governor in state with
10, 600 Republican majority or Dem
ocratic mayor in city like Portland
with five or six thousand Republican
majority" There might be some
reason for turning down candidates
particularly so with reference to the
last election for governor, but there
was no good reason for naming a can
didate 80 devoid Of qualification that
the good republicans would not en-
dorse. With reference to the condi-
tion OF affairs in Portland have th 8
to say, that the venerable and honora-
bic Geo. Il. Williams stands head and
shoulders from the standpoint Of abil-
ity and fitness for Mayor than does
the present democratic reform mayor
Of Portland. Yes | can name other
states and other cities where there
was good reason for electing Demo-
cbratIc officials where graft and polit-
ical corruption run riot as they did
In the state OF Missouri and the city
of Philadelphia the people do a right
eous act when they vote republican
bosses out of business. But no such
condition has ever yet prevailed IN
the state Of Oregon or the city of
Portland as has prevailed In other
states save as regarding land frauds
and thanks to the good work of our
nations, ehieftian President Roosevelt,
who by the way Is Lincoln Repub-
lican, these outlaws are being round
ed up and killed off as speedily as
possible. The older | grow the less
partisan am and in voting look, and
| think every voter should look rather
to the man than the party platform
and voge for candidates to serve the
public from standpoint of honesty
aud ability just as he would do in
employing persons to conduct his
own business affairs. | wish this Lin
coln Republican would come out in
the open with his name for would
like to cultivate his acquaintance.
Rock Crusher Agitation.
The residents Of the West side ale
to be commended for their persever-
ance In .agitating the matter of the
purchase of rock crusher. stand
ready at all times to write and talk
and vote for any proposition that will
bring us good roads at any reasonable
cost and what little taxable property
| have is IN sight and ready to be
taxed for anything that will even;
promise an improved condition of the
roads. That dark blot on Hood River
valley that disgraces her fair name
seven days In the week. On the wei+
side the Davidson hill has already il
jured us beyond words. When it il
a fact that the United States mail
must travel the East s de road and
the stores here must travel a longer
and even mere billy road in order
to save horses leg or an axle tree
and use another districts road that we
are not taxed to ..eep up, In order to
save the expense of planking from ten
to twenty rods of road and which
would give US practically good road
all the way to town. 1t is about time
the public should know it. There
may be good reason for this stretch
of road getting bad but there can be
no good reason for allowing it to re-
main for weeks in an almost impass-
ible condition. We think 1t about time