Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-05
A PHILANTIIROPIST.

particularly by those rellglousiy
and charitably Inclined, that Hon.
John Aitkin Of Huntington, now
seeking the nomination on the
Republican ticket for State Treas.
urer, has literally assisted more
calls upon public charity than any
man in Eastern Oregon. He is q
banker and also the president of
the largest commercial institution
in the State of Oregon, yet his
purse has always been open to the
appeals of misery and of Distress
ed humanity. Solicitors for the
various churches have never ap-
pealed to him in vain. He gives
to all of them, regardless of their
faith. To the Salvation Army he
has been a friend at all times.
Let US 60 little further As
the representative of a large
aggregation of capital and presi-
dent of one of the largest mercan-
tile establishments in the North
west, Mr.. Aitkin has loaned hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to
home builders and needy ranchers
who we're struggling to get on
their feet. He has protected his
bank, but to his everlasting credit
be it said he has never foreclosed
mortgage on some poor mans
meager holdings nor forced help
less debtor to the wall. Nol
sorrowful widow with her hungry
children have ever gone supperless
to bed through the action of his
bank or his big mercantile estab-
lishment. On the contrary the
store was always open to them
and their personal credit was ex-
tended almost indefnitly.
During the hard times of a few
years ago when the prices of stock
we're low, it was within his power
TO break large numbers of stock
men, and take advantage of con-
litions, and several of the stock
men offered to let him have their
stock for his claim against them,
out be helped them through the
,ard times and to-day those same
men are among the leading stock
men in Eastern Oregon.
This is the sort of man whose (
friends have virtually forced him
nto the race for republican nomi-
lation for State Treasurer. In
lividual comparisons are always /
'dious, but the records can speak. q
lave the worthy gentlemen who t
ppOse him in the race very much =
0 offer as against a life-reccrd !,
Ike this? Not that we have +
card of. 8
Mr.. Aitkin has made money for a
is company and money for his p
ank but it has all been legitimate >,
nd clean money; not one cent of is
having been wrupg from the dis b
'essed and poverty.stricken, the tt
auper and the widow.
Mr.. Aitkin proposes an amend
,ent forcing tie state board. the II
lterest to be paid to the state
his may be barking back to the
renuous days of the ancient
partans, but it is honest and the T.
eople know it. All Mr.. Aitkin az
ssires is the fiat salary paid by in
le state for his services, not the to
nmense graft" gathered in by w
ate treasurer in the way of NJ
terest on personal deposits of g.
oney, really the money of the b.
ate, and no part of their personal =
'erogatives.
There is no question that the
'ople will stand squarely and
'mly by a man of Mr.. Atkins I
aracter if they can only know it
time. That is why this paper
earnestly cautioning its readers
scan closely the past records of 9
3 various candidates and decide
themselves who among them all
S proven himself the real friend
the people.
Cake Opposed to Trusts.