East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-24
OSWALD WEST SHOWS
VOTERS REAL ISSUE
GREAT OVATION GIVEN
HIM AT OREGON CITY
Brands Charge Made Against Him
as DIRTY, False and Infamous
Says Issue Is Corporation VS.. Peo-
pies Rule.

Oregon City, Oct. 24-Voters from
all parts of Clackamas county came
to Oregon City Saturday to hear Os-
valid West indict the assembly pro-
gram and retell the story Of the plans
laid by the corporations to destroy the
| oregon system of government through
the elevation of Jay Bowerman, his
assembly opponent, to the governor
ship. =.
| Although there was no band or
other noisemaker, although the meet
ing had not been extensively adver-
tised, and although few OF the men
from the mills could come out to an
afternoon meeting between 400 and
500 voters crowded around the car
riage on Main street from which
West spoke. He was given cordial
greeting and his keen thrusts at Bow
erman and the assembly plan evoked
ready response.
| West opened his talk with clear
reply to the charges that he grated
mileage from the government, and
he denounced the publication of the
/ insinuations that he intended to keep
for himself the mileage he drew on
his trip to Washington as dirty, false
and infamous"
Corporations or People.
| He declared that he will find out
the name of the author of this fab
rication, so his name may be preserv-
ed and known to all the people of
| the state.
But the real issue" he added, "is
not whether 1 collected mileage and
turned it into the state treasury, as
the records show, or whether Mr..
Bowerman collected mileage as state
senator and at the same time rode on
a Hartman pass, but whether the
corporations or the people shall rule
this state"
He proceeded to show how the cor
poration plans eliminated in the re-
publican assembly, the ultimate OBJ
| ject being the overthrow of Statement
No. /, the direct primary and the
initiative and referendum. First, the
corporations sought to organize the
Legislature, and helped Bowerman to
be president of the senate. Then
they tried to pass the Bean Brooke
bill which would have made It a mis-
demeanor to take Statement No. l.
Next they tried to pass the Mariner
bill, which would have legalized the
assembly. Then came the assembly.
without waiting to have 1t legalized,
and the nomination of Bowerman to
lead the attack
Bowerman's record in the legisa-
ture was reviewed and pertinent ques-
tions were asked as to why he did
not introduce and vote for measures
he now processes to favor. Partcu-
lar attention was called to his atti-
tude toward the bill introduced by
the Clackamas delegation which would
have provided an eight-hour day for
mill workers. This was buried in a
committee presided over by Seneca c.
Beach, who was placed there by Bow
erman.
State Senator Job e. Hedges intro
duced West and also presented Hugh
M'Lean, candidate for railroad COM
missioner, who spoke briefly after the
candidate for governor had conclud-
ed his remarks. Before and after the
speechmaking West met the farmers
and residents of oregon City and sew
eral old republican acquaintances
came forward to tell him they are do
ing all they can to promote his cleo
ton. After the speech West was es-
corted to the mills, where he was CIV
en- opportunity to mingle with the en-
ployes.