The Washington herald., 1910-10-28

United States Senator. is in Washington
for brief stay AS a champion OF pop
ular government he has been continu-
ously in demand since his notable speech
on THE Oregon Method" delivered dur
Ing the last session Of Congress, and
which has had a circulation Of 500 O0O
copies. lie has addressed non-partisan
meetings IN Chicago. Peoria. and other
Western cities. and has engagements now
10 speak in Philadelphia and later in Ne
braslHa. His own State is showing an
increasing faith IN its system. which will
be further indicated at the coming cleo
ton
Speaking Of the abnormally mixed DO
iucal conditions. Senator Bourne said
yesterday,
The situation is full OF promise out
or II undoubtedly win be evolved much
Of good 10 the nation. The elections will
be barren Of significance IN a partisan
sense, In my opinion. but will show un-
mistakably that the people Of the coun-
Try are aroused in opposition to bosses
and hOssISm and 10 the party machine. and
are thinking and acting for themselves.
We shall not have a machine-made House.
''-'NNt-Nt NttN ~ lAlflAta4lS Ol the 1ft4A0-
Gratis control H. And every progressive
elected. regardless Of his party affiliation.
viii be a substantial gain 10 the cause
of popular government.
Great and Growing Issue,
only few years ago the initiative and
referendum was sneered al by both Old
parties. and she term politically was a
by-word and reproach. This Is no longer
the case. In the present campaign the
Republicans OF Kansas. Nebraska. and
Wisconsin have put the initiative and
referendum into their platforms. and
Arizona has adopted Il, In spite OF the
most stubborn resistance on the part Of
the machine politicians. In every State
to-day there Is a demand for direct nom
nations and Statewide primaries. The
people generally have awakened 70 the
face that real popular government IS 20
be secured only through such a system
as oregon successfully inaugurated-em-
bracing the initiative and referendum,
direct nominations, honest primaries. and
the recall with a coTrupt-practices act
that cannot be eVaded. Under such a
system the public servant IS directly Ge-
countable 10 the people and cannot secure
Office or a seat In Congress through the
use Of money. Wherever popular govern
ment IS made the issue. success is assured
in advance. and in every State in the
Union to-day il is becoming a larger and
more formidable issue.
Significant Minnesota Episode.
mo more significant development in
this campaign has occurred than the re-
fusal OF John Lind. a former Democratic
.e
didate against Senator Clapp, and his
patriotic statement TO the people Of Min
nesota that Clapp has served them we'll
and should be returned. In Wisconsin the
people are rallying 10 the support Of La
Toilette, regardless OF party. This is true
Of CrImins, in Iowa, as il was of the
lamented Dolliver, and ! hope and believe
is true Of Beveridge in Indiana. Every
man in public life who has the courage
to speak and vote his sentiments and
refuses to be controlled by the party whip
is a progressive, and deserves and will
receive popular support. Not all of these
are 10 be classed AS yet with the cham
pions of popular government but their
defiance Of the party machine is a long
and promising step in that direction
on September 80 he issued a circular
/
ing them 10 defeat every assembly nom
inee. He holds that the assembly was
nothing more or less than a convention,
worse IN its methods than conventions
held in the old days Of machine politics.
He said in this circular:
For the General Welfare.
Oregon has evolved, enacted, and
demonstrated the best form of govern
ment known 20 the world. General well
fare is the basic principle: general and
individual development the result; per-
soual liberty and equitable protection OF
property the keystone. OTegOn's greatest
assets are her progressive laws. They
attract brains, muscle and money &c
come here, because they insure equal op-
portunity and equal protection.
The election Of any assembly nominee,
especially for any of the important Of
/ fees. will be heTalded throughout the
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