East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-20
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States senate showing how Oregon,
her initiative and referen-
dunn, direct primary, corrupt practices
act and recall had evolved, enacted
and demonstrated the best form of
known to the world.
Since the delivery or that address I
have had nationwide applications for
over 100000 copies of the address
and have sent out over 100000 cop
les at an expense to myself of prob
ably $4,000 for printing and part of
the distribution. 1 expect to spend
as much more in the same work. Can
any honest, intelligent man object to
this publicity of Oregon's demonstra-
ton of the only known true govern
ment by the people?
Laws Great Asset of State.
"In my opinion, Oregon's laws are
the greatest asset the state has. Peo-
Pile will go where they can enjoy the
greatest personal liberty and invest
their labors, brains and capital where
they will receive the greatest equit-
able protection. Oregon furnishes
these conditions in addition to pos
sessing the greatest undeveloped nat
ural resources.
"Yet the assemblyites are endeavor-
ing to destroy this, the states great
est asset. Every vote for an assem-
bly, nominee is an inferential confess
sion that the voter is unable to Sc
lect his public servant or pass intel
ligently on legislation. After voting
the assembly ticket he should imme-
diately go to the county. court and
ask for a guardian for his business or
property, as his vote for an assembly
nominee is a virtual confession of his
own incompetence, ana this mental
paresis might apply 20 business.
I'm addition to the expenditures
have mentioned in behalf of the per-
petuation and extension or Oregon's
popular government laws, the only
money | have spent for political pur-
poses since this campaign began was
$40 which l paid for half-page ad-
vertisement in the state fair program
urging the defeat of every assembly
nominee.
This explanation regarding my ex-
penditures is sufficient answer to the
malicious charge that progressive
newspapers and progressive candi-
dates have been subsidized by me. A
poor, warped intellect or purelS
selfish horizon can't seem to realize
that the truth or the retention OF
demonstrated improvement in govern
ment need no slush fund where the
people are concerned and have di'
rect voice as they still do in oregon
The Real Issue.
Neither myself nor any other in
dividual is or can be the chief issue
in this campaign. The question in
volved is whether the people shall re
tain their power to select their candi
dates or shall delegate that power t.
a convention under the name of "as
sembly" chosen and manipulated b.
political bosses representing special in
terests and antagonistic to all pro
gressive laws and all extension of tn
system Of popular government.
1.-The people of oregon are on trial
They have the best system of popula
government in the world, notwith
standing the caluminators who de
clare that oregon is the fool OF tn
family" In nearly every state in tn
union a movement is on foot to adop
the Oregon system, and Throughout
the entire United States Oregon
recognized as the most progressive o
states. Will the people of oregon b
betrayed into returning to the for
mer days of legislative and admins
trative special privilege auctions
Will they vote to send to the legisla
ture men who tried to pass a bill max
ing it a crime to sign public pledg
to the people, preferr,ng system un
der which secret pledges were mad
to individuals for a consideration?
"I have the utmost confidence u
the intelligence, honesty and independ
ence of the people of Oregon and be
lieve they will defeat, either in Tn
primaries or general election, ever
candidate who has allied himself wit
the assembly movement and assiste
the effort to restore the political ma