Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-26

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door uf tHo Governors private ONCE.
well. come ln. Don't break the
door down. came hearty voice
from inside
\ tall. slim, rcd.hcaded chap with
pleasant blue eye pushed his way
into the anuum Not with any
fear that hr would be kicked out
but with the confidence born Of q
friendship with the owner Of the
Welcoming voice.
"lIowdo. Governor" said the slim
one. sctunp softly into q comfort
able chair iu close proximity iu the
Chief Executive big walnut desk
"Ilowdl. Mac, what has broke
loose today" asked the Big Man,
ana his smile was real The hand
clasp was warm and human. The
two understood the meaning Of fell
lowship.
And yet the Big Man was the
Governor Of Oregon, George Cham
berlain. Not big physically. but
large. immense, expansive, hgmanly,
personally, officially and every other
old way. The only Democratic Of
fceholder In the state administra'
ton. yet he was closer 10 the people
of the state than all Of the Others
bagged together.
And the Slim Man was only an
every day, busy progressive, wide
awake newspaper reporter for one OF
the Portland papers. lie called on
The Governor every day; Yes some
times twice day, and he never took
up any of the Big Mans time un-
necessarily.
Il was always some matter Of I'M
portance that made the Slim Mans
long legs patter-patter towards the
big oak door with the brass hinges
which was invariably opened by the
same pleasant yOice-unless, OF
course. the caller was some anarch'
istic individual spring poet, or mar
with more wheels In his head thar
he could properly royolye. II was
as | have said, matter of import
aifce, aud the PEOPLES BUSINESS
that sent him to the Governors of
| fee.
And the Governor was always
ready to talk about the PEOPLES
BUSINESS unless there was nothinl
TO talk about. And In that case tn
reporter never waited, and the 1911
Man never talked.
And this is the secret of Georg'
Chamberlain's great hold on the PEG
pie Of Oregon. This II the reasoI
they backed him mp in the execution
of the Initiative and Referendum
Laws. This Is the reason that the.
sent him 70 the United States Sen
ate. and in spite of all the power
that could be brought to bear 4
make the Legislature desire State
Ihent No. I, the people would no
stand for any such work, and hi
position as confirmed by a majorit!
vote.
All because George Chamberlain n
Governor, was ever ready to take tn
lpeoplc, the voters into his confidence
and never turned deaf ear to TN
press when II wanted to know tn
PROGRESS or THE PEOPLES
BUSINESS. II mattered not whethe
n Foreign Potentate was clOsetcd will
the Big Man, whether the Attorne
General wanted an opinion In n hurry
whether u death warrant awaited hi
signature, George Chamberlain Away
considered the GREAT OPINION AM
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLI
FIRST. and never refused to tell then
what they wanted to know. II is sal
that no newspaperman ever abused hi
confidence and that he never shove
discrimination or Partially.
And how about Albert d. Mead, pas
governor OF the State of Washington
Here you have II. On the parlOr ca
of west bound Northern Pacific trai
one day the Governor, accompanie
by Johnnie Atkinson, Attorney GeI
eral, met Tacoma Ledger man. Tn
reporter was booted and spurred abOr
a certain appointment that was IN
bone OF contention between the Co
ernOr and some OF his political friend
Now Mead was not the best GOvcrnC
Washington ever had, but he was
good hearted, big Drained man, VIII
tried 10 please the great majority {
the people without regard to III
whims OF a few peanut politician
And he never turned newspaper ma
= down, II he knew he could trust hlr
and he could trust most OF the DO,
!. who called ON him.
well III tell you the story Tom
he said, shaking hands heartily, "b
is isn't ripe for release. You hold
and when ! make the appointmcr
YOU'VE got the details"
And he told the story In graphic d
tail And the newspaper man at on,
understood why the minority r.
MES of the Governor did not wa
the man he wanted. Because Il
newspaper man knew that the 9th
man was crooked HERE is TIL