The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-07-21

made statement to the Glacier last
week in which he said he did not think
it wise for the assembly to recommend
county candidates is cited as possible
reason for his defeat in the assembly
meeting.
The rest of the nominees for recon-
mendation for the various offices met
no opposition and were chosen by
reclamation. j. P. Lucas, the present
Assessor was recommended to succeed
himself in that Office. Prof. c. ID.
Thompson was recommended for county
Superintendent of Schools. J. M.
Schneider was the choice of the as
sembly for the office of county
Treasurer. Carroll M. Hulburt was
the sole nominee for county Surveyor.
For Coroner, DR.. F. c. Brosius was
nominated. Squire A. c. Buck and
Eph S. 0linger were nominated for
Justice of the Peace and Constable,
respectively for the Hood River dis
trict.
After recommendations had been
made for complete county ticket
the assembly made recommendations
for the committeeman in the various
precincts. The committeeman recon-
mended are East Hood River, Sam
G. Campbell West Hood River-P.
S. Davidson; South Hood River, Roy
Smith; Baldwin, A. M. Kelley; Hood
River Center,G. r. Castner; Falls,
A. W. Meyers, 0dell, W. l.. Carnes
This concluded the work of the assem-
bly, which had been outlined in the
order of business and as closing
feature of the gathering the candi-
dates who were present were called on
for few remarks and other promi-
nent Republicans present made biief
remarks.
Following is the platform adopted by
the assembly:
Whereas, the Republican party in
the state of Oregon has been for some
years in a condition of lethargy, as the
result of efforts to disorganize its
members and make impossible the ad-,
vancement of its principles, and this
being the first appearance of the
county of Hood River as a unit in the
political organization of this State, it
seems proper that we should, while as
serting our place in the body polite,
ihahC a uCIAdlatiuH Va lnC
upon which we purpose to stand; be it
therefore
Resolved, That we endorse the ad-
ministration of our President, William
Howard Taft, as wise, just and benef-
cent. 1t has curbed the cupidity and
checked improper methods on the part
of certain corporations. has upheld
and furthered the greatest improve
ment of the age in the work in the
lsthmus OF Panama, and in increased
facility of navigation of our inland
waterways, and development of our
harbors: it has worked for efficiency
and honesty. looking also toward the
decrease of the burden of taxation
and has been the only administration
in the history of this country that has
made the Post Office Department self
sustaining, so that it not only has paid
all expenses, but has left a surplus to
be turned into the general treasury.
We believe, however, that our county
has become great enough and wealthy
enough to be able to carry the mails TO
our farms, and we favor increased and
sufficient appropriations for the deliv-
cry of rural mail. We also heartily
commend the administration of Presi
dent Taft on account of the Postal
| Savings Banks, measure which the
county has long desired and which we
believe will prove great blessing.
I'VE also express our satisfaction
with the services of our congressman,
Hon. w. r. Ellis, who has Leen faith
full to the trust reposed in him, and
has endeavored to protect the interests
of his constituents and to obtain for
them the granting of advantages to
which they are entitled, when those who
were sent to represent this State in
the Senate have been careless and
neglectful of the rights of its people.
1--WE also endorse and heartily APP
prove of the work of our representative
Hon. j. l.. Carter, in the last session
of the Oregon Legislature.
I'VE believe in representative
form of government; we believe that
such government, in its best and
highest form, can only be reached
when it is possible for those who be-
lieve in and desire such government
to meet together for the purpose of
discussing public matters and affairs,
principles of legislation and of govern
ment action; to choose from among
their number those whom they deem to
be fit representatives of the party,
thereby preserving to US and to our
posterity the political rights and liber-
ties secured to us by the patriots Of
those notable assemblies and conven-
tions which gave to us and the world
the Declaration of Independence and
the Federal Constitution.
'Non-partisan government, so-called,
as we have seen it, has been effective
principally in favoring the schemes of
those incompetent ones who will trick
and plot by any means to secure to
themselves position in public Office,
without regard for, and in no way rep
resenting, the choice of the people.
1--WE are in favor of so amending the
constitution of the State of Oregon as
to permit counties To issue long term
bonds to pay the expense of the i'm
mediate construction of modern and
permanent roads and highways.
'The voters of this State have suffi-
cient cause to carefully scrutenize the
uses to which the initiative and refer
endum has been prosttuted. The pur-
pose of the law was to enable the peo-
pc to cure defects in legislative enact
ments, or to secure, between sessions
of the law-making body, immediate
relief, when the public welfare de-
manded; but the law has been used in
the selfish interests of small plotters,
who submit for the consideration of
the voters, questions which should re-
ceive deliberate and careful thought
by those who are acquainted with all
the circumstances of the matter to be
decided, so that we have now upon
our statute books some laws which
are ill-considered, and some which are
contradictory or conflicting. We be-
lieve there is grave danger in these
measures, unless some limitation be
placed upon their use.
Resolved, that we heartily endorse
the Direct Primary Elections Law, but
deny that this law was ever intended
to take away our constitutional right
to assemble in a neaceable manner tn