East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-05
DR.. G.. J. Smith
Candidate for
State Senator

DR.. C.. J. smith. candidate for state
nator. is too well and fayorably
known for extensive comment HIS
many years Of professional, private
and business life here in Pendieton,
and his political life n oregon, are
| a splendid monument to his excellent
citizenship and speak for him vol
umes OF the highest praise. People
who know him best admire him most
Because he has stood FOR honesty
and against. corruption, for fair deal
NJ and agalnst scoundrel-sm ano
worked for all the people, and could
never be bribed bossed, nor die
,ated 70 by the would-be privileged |
classes he has, like all other good
aggressive citizens, made few enc
mics. about half dozen Of whom
live here in Pendleton, and who die
tate and publish dastardly, scurr.lous
and inhuman reports about him But
these enemies OF his are 50 well
| known 20 the good citizens Of Pendle-
| ton and Umatilla county that they
are generally held in contempt by
| decent. law-abiding. self-respecting
and honorable people.
| These enemies know that DR.. smith
is opposed to everything they are in
favor Of and that he Will be a safe
man for the people in the legislature
and againth them-his enemies-and
their allies in their desire 70 craft
the citizenship Of Oregon The decent
and upright element OF citizenship
n Umatilla county is for DR.. Smith
and this is a great credit to him and
to them. and is death-blow 70 his
libelous, lawless and despicable enc
mics.
DR.. Smith stands for the people and
by the people and their laws are his
laws. He stands truthfully fer state
rnent No. !, the direct primary law
the Initiative and referendum. the re-
call. the election OF United states
senators by direct vote Of the people.
for clean government good citizen
ship, and economy in the administra-
tion Of public affairs.
His opponent, Newt" Burgess
who recently made a "death-bed con-
fession" and dying declaration"
claims now. at the eleventh hour, to
be in favor Of statement No /. ETC.;
but Burgess cannot be trusted in his
recently scared up religion for the
following reasons:
~ Burgess. for many years. has
voted and worked against statement
No. l candidates and made fun OF
them.
(2) He was a warm supporter OF
delegate 70 and member Of the as
sembly which had for it. chief pu'
pose "s'abbing to death" statement
L No ] HnN I0e direct pTlHldlF Ao"'
ts) when in the assembly. Bur
gess advocated the endorsement Of
Mahoney or Heppner for Joint rep
reeAntative. knowing that Mahoney
voted ana worked for the Infamous
Pean-Prooke bill. taking II crime
for a candidate TO subscribe to state
rnent No l.
fN when Burgess filed his nom
'nating petition with Frank Sailing
clerk n. the court. IN August. 1910
Re refused 20 subscribe n statemen
No I.
B) The chief supporters Of Bur
CESS. IN the primary election, wer
a bunch" OF standpatters, oppose
n the direct primary. and WHO fre
ouen,,v referred 10 Hennemen, Kerr
barrett g. D. Peterson and othe
statement No ! candidate. as "slic
ears" "near democrats'' and "weas
ling insurgents"
O6 Burgess would not subscrln
70 statement No l and declare fc
the direct primary law. until aft'
the primary election when he wei
10 Milton and other east end local
ties and discovered that nearly
republicans there were against tf
assembly and for statement No.
Then and there Burgess got scare
and professed the religion Of Barre'
Pourne. Chamberlain and oswa
West People do not believe
"death-bed confessions" "scared I
religion" hence they can not vote Il
Burgess the chameleon political
because he might change his rel
gon or become political backsli
or after his election. Burgess, tn
say. is a pretty good fellow; but 20
you kid"