Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-15
.BOWERMAN STATES
POLITICAL POLICIES
Will Support the Peoples Laws,
including the Direct
Primary.

Portland, Ore.-(To the Editor)-
In the Portland evening papers OF
September 80 there appeared an in
terview credited to Senator Bourne,
in which he endeavors to deceive the |
people into the belief that / am re-
dictionary and am not in favor Of pro
gressive legislation and favor return
ing to the old system of electing Unit
ed States senators.
In answer to this communication
and other false and misleading artl-
Giles recently published, wish to say
Statement No. is q part OF the direct
primary law and | have heretofore
publicly stated. and now state again.
that l will oppose by every means
/ within my power any effort to amend,
modify or repeal. or in nay other
manner render less useful or less sat
Z is factory, any part OF the direct pri-
mary law, including Statement No. 1,
or any other law written on the stat
ute books by the people of this state
under the initiative and referendum.
II am elected governor will veto
any and every measure which at
tempts or undertakes TO amend,
change or repeal the direct primary
law, Statement No. /, or any other
law adopted by the people. or any
part of any of them. As a member OF
the senate and president of that body,
l have never endeayored in any way,
manner or form to induce any other
member to violate his obligation or
pledge under Statement No. 1. and II
am elected governor | shall pursue
the same course and shall not in any
manner or by any means interfere or
attempt to interfere with the conduct
OF any member in this particular, or
induce him to violate his pledge.
II is impossible for the governor to
prevent the passage OF any law for
the legislature has II within Its power
TO pass a bill over the veto OF the
governor. In order to prevent the
possibility OF any attempt being made
to amend, modify or repeal any OF
these statutes, would suggest that
the candidates for the Legislature be
invited to subscribe to the same obli-
CATION have heretoforse taken and
now take, namely. that they will op-
pose in every way any attempt to
amend, modify or repeal any law
made by the people. This viii be an
effeotual guaranty to the people that
these men, when elected. will not un'
dertake TO tamper with these laws,
and l respectfully call upon the nom
inees to define their position upon
this question.
l do not anticipate that Senator
Bourne has any fear whatever thst
Statement No. 1 will bs rapsalea or
changed, or that will violate any 81
the moral or legal obligations would
owe 10 tne pSOpi0 40 eN'V'"S' VI 49,"
state. but do believe he Ia simply
indulging In few cheap heroics for
the two.fold purpose; first. OF endeay'
vring to induce the people TO forget
his own shortcomings in the recent
past as a senator and seoond " the
further hope that he may GREATS q
false issue under which he might be
returned 10 his high office. lie EVIL
IDENTIFY feels that he win need the OF
fiee OF governor TO assist him in his
primary campaign two years hence
aud perhaps has many doubts as &c
his ability 10 eoeros. or otherwise in
duce me TO favor him over other can
dldAtes In that primary nomination,
JAY BowERMAN