The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-04-12

the city, agriculture and commerce,
everything that constitutes the inter.
ests Of the people, and all the people,
of the high and the low, the rich and
the poor, these are, in my judgment,
the objects of the trust reposed in a
Senator of the great State of Oregon.
! would not be willing to undertake
the office with lower idea of its re-
sponsibilities. You ought not to ac-
cept baser standard for your stan
dard
Platform of Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Smiths political platform is the
Republican platform. As candidate
before the people o. toe state he is
content to be bound By Tho historical
and fundamental puLcip,s of his
party.
Ilo is in accord with ous great Re-
publican president in bis purpose:
10 regulate by Bpfr0pi late laws cor
poralion doing Hn Interstate business
as well as all Others hat are within
proper federal control.
To regulate Iallro.i rates by an
effective law which hall be fair to the
shipper and to tie iroads.
To regulate lnjuLC'i0ns in labor dis.
putes Hs we'll as III ,,u.I disputes, 30
as to prevent all tt,,,o Of that great
power by he CouIts.
To regulate tie national revenue
system, so as to make it as stable as
possible, while adjusting the tariff
with regard to the interests of all Sec
tions and industries.
To allow unobstructed commerce be-
tween this country and the Philippine
islands, to the end that our own peo-
pie as well as the inhabitants of the
islands may be benefited by the ex-
change of trade between them.
He is in favor of the early compile
tion of the Panama canal, as it will
be not only of great national import
ance, but of peculiar benefit to the
people of this coast, shortening the
route of our commerce by many
thousands of miles.
He favors such immigration laws as
shall insure now and forever hereafter
the maintenance Of the standard of
American labor, American homes and
American citizenship. AS he believes
that the permanent population of this
of such native and naturalized citizens
as can appreciate aud preserve the
original principles on which this gov
ernment is founded, he believes that
immigration laws ought to be strictly
but fairly and justly enforced, neither
excluding those who should be admit
ted nor admitting those who should be
excluded.
He is in favor of keeping the public
service pure by rigid inspection of
the conduct of all public officers and
by the swift punishment of all delin-
quents found guilty of grating or dis
honesty.
State Matters.
In regard to matters that affect es-
pecially the people of Oregon, Mr..
Smiths platform is his own personal
record. He has been foremost for
years in the promotion Of large public
interests and enterprises of the state,
including horticulture, irrigation aud
transportation. He can only promise
in the larger field and in public Ca
pacity to use the same knowledge and
discretion and energy that have been
exemplifled heretofore in his private
and public career.
Mr. Smith has been staunch Re-
publican since he cast his mai den vote
in 1860 for Abraham Lincoln. He is
one of the sixteen surviving members
of the California Legislature of 1864 50.
On the recommendation of William II.
Seward he was appointed Secretary of
Washington Territory in 1866 and sub
sequently took part in the delibera-
tions of the councils of the Territory.
In 1876 Mr.. Smith established his
residence at Hood River, where he
still lives. His capacity for business
organization soon made itself mani
fest in Eastern Oregon, and this to-
gether with his devotion to the inter.
ests of the community of which he was
member, led the Republicans of
Wasco County, in 1888, to nominate
him by unanimous vote as Represen-
tatlve in the State Legislature. He
was elected and became Speaker of the
House in the session of 1889. During
this session he secured, with the as
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