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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-10-20

county OF Otis from parts Of Har-
ney. Malheur and Grant counties.
No. 1928 No. Page 81. To annex
part OF Clackamas county to Multi
nomah county.
No. S25 No, PsSe 65. To erect
county Of Williams from parts of
Lane and Douglas counties.
No. SSS No. Page 81. To erect
county OF Orchard from part of
Umatilla county.
No. SS5 No, Page sc. To erect
county of Clark from part OF Grant
county.
No. SSs No, PAGE log. To annex
part of Washington county to Multi
nomah county.
No. S51 No, Page l41. To erect
county OF Deschutes from part of
Crook county.
Six new counties and two changes
in boundary lines. and at long
range at least five OF them look like
schemes to crafty the ambitions of
he towns named as temporary coun-
y seats.
There are many reasons for vot'
ing No on each and every one OF
the eight. First, we who live out
ide of the territory affected are
lot proper judges Of the matter.
There may be merit and justice In
some of them, but every one OF
these county division schemes is
strongly opposed by residents of the
territory included.-just what proper
ton of the voters are opposed we
have no way of telling. We believe
the erection of new county, or the
slicing off of a strip from one coun-
| .y and adding 1t to another, should
be left wholly and solely to the peo-
lle directly affected. Such a law Is
proposed by an initiative measure to
e voted ON at this election, and
rs no Injustice will result I'M asking
these schemes to wait year or
wo, we are in favor OF voting No
on each and every one at present.
A just law would leave the matter
Of the erection of new county
with certain constitutional Iestric
tions as to area, population and as
sessed valuation, to the citizens OF
tho county or counties affected
The vote in the territory embraced
whhin the limits of the proposed
comty should be strongly In favor
ay G5 or rs per cent, the affirma
: i've vote in the balance of th<
old county or counties should b'
, large enough to show that fall
minded men could see justice I'm thS
proposition, say Is to 20 per cent
There Is no doubt whatever tina
iome Of these schemes have o ma
ority against them right In thei
own territory. For example, Des
chutes county where Vt Is reporte'
that practically everybody is opposes
except Redmond and immediate vi
. cinity. Madras and Bend people ar
strong against 1t. Same Is true o
Orchard, where Milton favors but
) claimed Athena. Weston and mos
,f the people object. We have seei
40 contradiction OF the statemen
that a majority OF the people In tn
strip proposed 10 be sliced off Wasf
ington and annexed to Multnoma
lre opposed to the carving.
Let them all wait untii a law
passed giving them a right to d.
eide for themselves.
Don't refrain from voting ON thes
measures. II you approve Of thel
vote Yes, but If you see the justic
Of letting them decide for themselv'
yote No.
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were kicked into Oblivion. while all
decent and needful measures were
given handsome majorities.
The safest, most conservative force
IN all Oregon is The sreat 9ody OF
plain people ON election day.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-10-20

Enemies of the Initiative and ref
erendum, particularly the Orego-
dan newspaper, are attempting to
ridicule the submission OF these
to the people, They say
the people are too ignorant and too
careless to vo.e intelligently on
measures that concern them; that
all such measures should be left to
the legislature.
The Oregonian has made a great
-doodle-do because, 1t as
serts, that out of 300 Portland vo-
ters interviewed only a small per
cent had made up their minds how
they would vote. That, what the
Oregonian says, but a score of iu-
stances show that the Oregonian
will stoop to any baseness in the
bitter war against the peoples rule.
But admitting the Oregonian's fig
1T to be correct, the same fig
Tres showed that large per cent
of the voters supposed to have been
interviewed were studying the meas
ures. and the arguments pro and con
as set forth i'm the Voters pamphlet.
And that's more than the average
legislator does.
Besides the Intelligent voters of
the state are not found in the
stores or on the streets of Port
land, or other towns. The city
business man Is too busy trying to
corral some other fellows share OF
his worlds goods, TO pay any
heed to the duties and obligations
of citizenship. He would rather be
ruled than bothered, and he don't
care a snap whether the ruler is
corrupt, gangster politician, a pub
lie service corporation or a king
If he has any preference it is for
the latter.
People in the country, however
take not kindly to bosses or rulers
Of any description. They are cap
able of thinking for themselves, and
| take time to do it, We venture the
assertion that 80 per cent of the
rural voters of Wallowa county who
have received the pamphlet, are
studying the measures and argu
ments. If the Oregonian doesnf
believe the assertion 1T is welcomt
to send man up here to investi
gate.
| Was there ever a legislature n
any state i'm the Union in the las
| 100 years, in which 80 per cent o
the members. knew even the title o
all the bills; they voted on?
We guess not. If such a miracb
did happen. they could make fol
tune exhibiting themselves as legis
Eiative freaks.
And why? The last Legislature
considered" over 500 bills, and ha
only a few weeks to do all its cor
sidering, with the manifold diStrat
tions of gay Salem at midniTht I
combat. And the average INTEL
gence, honesty and horsesense {
the Legislators were not whit higt
er than that of the people The vo
ers have only 32 measures to co;
sider and more months than the le'
islators had weeks, in which to d
their considering.
The best test of. the fitness I
the people to legislate Is the tes
Of experience. Two years ago thel
we're 10 measures on the ballot, an
not even the Oregonian has ey'
dared to dispute the fact that I'll
results showed the people voted i
telligently, discriminatingly and jus
ly. They had their little joke wit
the two fisheries bills and gave bot
the gill netters and the fish whee
ers a proper nebuke. Immature an
too radical proposals were vote
adown, propositions to waste none
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-10-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department OF the Interior.
J. S. Land Office at La Grande,
Oregon, Sept. 26th. 1910.
Notice Is hereby given that Jared
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-10-20

were kicked into Oblivion. while all
decent and needful measures were
given handsome majorities.
The safest, most con0ervative force
IN all Oregon is the sreat oody OF
plain people on election day.
or the 81. rleasures en- the ballot
this fall, we divide them into four
classes: Those on which, in our
Judgment, the vote should be an
emphatic Yes; those which should
not be determined by the state
at large, being purely local matters.
and on which the vote should be
No; those on which. clearly, with
out a shadow of doubt. the vote
should be No; and fourthly. the
debatable questions. We put eight
Of the S2 IN the first class, eight In
the second, five in the third and IL
IN the fourth.
This week We will consider the
first two classes and next week the
third and fourth classes.
We may preface, however. by say
ing the. division into classes is a
purely arbitrary one of our own,
made primarily for the quicker and
palmer consideration of them.
Good on Their Face.
The women's taxpaying suffrage
amendment (No. 300 Yes, page 2 of
the pamphleo viii probably be vot-
ed down, but 1T shouldn't. This Is
one Instance of where people vote
II
,y prejudice instead of reason. All
women over 81 years of age should
have the ballot; there never has
been and cannot be one reason ad-
vanced against 1t. And surely why
hshouldnt women taxpayers have 8
voice in law making?
No. 302 Yes. Page s. This IL
he bill for an Eastern Oregon In
sane asylum, passed by the legtsla
ture and referred to the people
The present asylum at Salem is al
ready overcrowded. The more pa
tents in an institution the les!
care each individual gets. Then, toe
all patients do not thrive I'M thu
salubrious but moist abr of Salem
and their physical condition hamp
ars their mental recovery. Last an'
least 1T will be saving of money.
| No. 314 Yes. Page 35. Allows Ba
ker county to pay its circuit judg'
$1,000 additional out of Its own pocH
| ct. II they want to do it, and the
ltlo, don't throw any obstacles d
| heir path. Judges salaries are to
low anyway.
| No. 31S Yes. Page 46.
No. 1886 Yes. Page 1903.
No. $40 Yes. Page 109
These are the Normal school bill
flor one at Ashland, one at MOI
tmouth and one at Weston. A ia
Eof 1-25th of mill is provided fo
leach school. Vote for oil thre
lsure. Oregon Is disgracing herse
Iby not educating her teachers. D
we want to pay out big salaries ft
Ieighth grade graduates to teach oil
Ichildren? The best is none too goo
for Oregon, and we need the thre
schools in three parts Of the sta
for two reasons: First, q scho
with two or three hundred scht
ars is always better for the sch<
ar than the big school. and, secon
the normal students as a rule ha'
, 10 money to vase, and the near
the school the cheaper for the st
dent.
No. 800 Yes. Page 81. Emplo
ers liability bill, modelled Oh u
best in the Illinois, New York al
massachusetts laws. Oregon is
/. nossback in enough things; lets g
Jp to da.e on this gneat refor
measure. 1t is for the best intere
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-10-20
None Of Our Business.

No. 317 No. Page 81. To erect
county OF Nesmith from parts OF
Lane and Douglas counties.
No. .321 No, Page 81. To erect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
HAVENS MEN ACTIVE
No Great Gaynor Sentiment Ap-
parent in Rochester.
BOTH MAY GO ON TICKET
Pointed Out That This Might
Ultimately Make Ravens
Governor.

Rochester Sept 25-Rochesters big
convention hall, the scene OF many political
struggles, awoke to life again to-day when
thirty or forty Young men gathered there
TO receive instructions as ushers for the
Democratic State Convention. This re-
hearsaI the half finished decorations IN
the downtown streets, and an atmosphere
of expectancy In the hotels are the surface
indications of the event on Thursday ana
Friday which will fill Rochester with sew
eraI thousand strangers and result In the
nomination of a ticket to oppose the can
didates placed in the field at Saratoga two
days before.
The actual machinery of the convention
will arrive here tomorrow. when Secretary
Mason of the state committee comes from
New York Charles F. Murphy, the ram
many Hall leader, is due on Tuesday even
ing. but many of the party leaders VIII
rot arrive until the day before the conven-
ton opens.
At this time before the arrival of lead
ers and delegates from outside Monroe
County, the Gaynor sentiment. which state
Chairman Dix and Mr. Murphy say i'm
pressed them so strongly I'm the upstate
districts, is somewhat absent here. for
Rochester has its own candidate in Repre-
sentative James S. Ravens, and his back
ing makes up in fervor what II lacks i'm
geographical spread John r. DALEY,
strong Ravens man. denies that Gaynor Is
favorite upstate. and insists that Dix and
Murphy must have been misquoted.
THE Democrats of this part of the state
with whom I have talked said Mr. DALEY,
, almost without exception think that
Mayor Gaynors pledge TO remain In the
,6
end of his term makes IT impossible for
him to take any other course. Moreover.
they do not think it safe. either for him or
for the party, to nominate him In the pres
ent condition of his health
"The Democratic sentiment in Western
New York does not favor the nomination
of Mayor Gaynor for Governor, and when
Mr. Havens's name is presented to the con-
vention the first rolcal1 will show the
trend of Democratic sentiment upstate and
elsewhere"
There are others in Rochester who would
like to get on the state ticket, but they
have shown their loyalty TO Havens by
carefully refraining from putting forward
claims that might interfere with his sue
: cess. The Ravens men throw up their
hands impatiently when Havenss name Is
mentioned in connection with the Lieuten-
ant Governorship. HE would not take 1t
under any circumstances" they say.
At the same time they admit that IL
Mayor Gaynor or any other New York
man is placed at the head of the ticket
Havens, as a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, would make as strong conbi-
nation as the leaders could find.
Tonight there were rumors that an ar
gument in favor of his accepting such a
nomination may be put to him as follows
If Mayor Gaynor is elected Governor hs
probably will receive the Presidential nomi-
nation two years hence This would leave
Ravens as the logical candidate for the
governorship, and as he is comparatively
a young man he can afford to wait.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
THE "oLD GUARD DENOUNCED
Compared with Pilate-Dr. Myers At
tacks Cambridge Education.
tBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Boston. Sept. 2J.-"What are the poll
ticians doing at this very time? What are
those of the old guard doing in New
York? Just what Pontius Plate did at the
last hour when Jesus Christ was on trial
before him" said the Rev. DR.. Cortland
Myers in speaking on THE Divinity of
Christ at fremont Temple tonight. He
also told nearly three thousand persons
of the danger of Cambridge by Iikening the
education of that city to that of the devil.
The devil is not coming into Boston
clothed in the manner in which Dante pict-
ured him. said DR.. Myers, with cloven
hoof and spiked tail. but he is coming to
Boston from CambTidge-not with me, mind
you. but often, very often, with an encyclo-
paadia under one arm and a dictionary
under the other and hiding behind the ap-
pearance of wisdom. Men are fooled by
that look of wisdom
After the service DIR. Myers said that he
did not intend any personal reference, but
meant to express his belief that the edu-
cation as offered in Cambridge institutions
is not what it should be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26

SNAPSHOTS OF REPUBLICAN LEADERS AT SARAlOO
G V COLLINS. OF TIMOTHY r. WOODRUFF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
Pawn Predicts Dire Disaster.

ro,, Pawn. the Columbia County vet
eran. again uttered predictions OF dire
disaster to the Republican party If the
prorressives control the convention. L ct
as each cloud Is supposed to have It's
silver lining. this defeat Mr.. Psyn thinks
would he a mighty good thing for the
party.
..Sipcn came here on Friday" said he
"tbe-e have been some twenty-five dele
gates who have changed position some
from the sherman to the Roosevelt side
some the other way. That, in my tudg-
17,ent shows that il is unwise to do much
Guessing AZ this time. Both sides seem
agreed that there shall be no compromise
on this. and don't think one should be
considered for moment.
''Tf the Vice President of the United
states is turned down by the Repuph-
can state Convention, I think it will pre-
sage 2 crushing defeat for the party IN
the campaign. And. I'm my Judgment 1t
viii he the finest thing for the party
which has happened since its formation.
ONLY by such a defeat will q lot Of fax
ers he brought out TO the light, where
the people can see them and know them
for what they are. I hear much talk
bout the formation of q new party. III
there is any new party. its nucleus VIII
be the men who are making the f1ght
within the Republican party now against
Mr.. Roosevelt and his supporters. IT
will be a party Of conserva tism. such as
would appeal to the men who for years
have been the backbone of the Republi-
can party. and who won't stand for hav-
ing IL handed over to kind of Bryan
ism"
Vice President Sherman. il is said
here. VIII come down from Utica escort
ed by one hundred and fifty Sherman
sbouters. Merwin X. Hart, who was
one of the leaders in the fight which
heat the ex-President in his own ward
Will bring a big delegation Of the men
WIN cast the votes and did the work In
that tight.
The village began 10 look like con-
,-ap,fon centre to-day. Delegations
came mourning in from all over the staIe'
Lieutenant Governor Whlte came nov u
with the Syracuse contingent, Whlch III
cIuded Francis Hendricks ana eA-Seh-
ator Hiscock. Senator John b. Rose OF
Orange. came here. and opened mead
quarters for the Orange County men.
He is slated TO succeed eN-GoNefEor
Odell on the state committee. This rs
the first convention in many years 10
which Mr.. Odell has not been@a dele
gate Abe" Gruber who expects to be
state committeeman from the 18th Dis
trict, got here tonight. looking clipper
and cracking jokes like rapid fire gun
Ex- Representative Wadsworth made
suggestions TO Young Jim" host of
delegates alternates and spectators
swaTTned in the hotel corridors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
DRASTIC HOUSEKEEPING,
DEMAND PROGRESS|vES
Draft of Saratoga Platform De-
nounces Graft and Political
Conditions.
APPROVES TAFT AND HUGHES
Direct Nominations Plank To Be
Framed When Roosevelt
krrives-"Old Guard
Stands Pat.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Saratoga. Springs, n. Y, Sept. 25.-If
the platform for the Republican CAM
naign this fall is adopted by the state
convention as the Progressives have
planned il. and there is not a great deal
OF doubt that It will be, it will contain
a ringing denunciation of graft in the
Legislature and the political conditions
which made 1t possible The Republican
marty viii be pledged to housekeeping
OF the most drastic sort and to make
whatever changes are necessary in legts-
lative and political procedure TO mini
nize the likelihood of any recurrence of
the black horse cavalry days.
This plank in the platform. which will
be one of its chief features, will be di-
rect aligniug of the party against what
Ilovd c. Griscom terms that type of
leadership which imposed an Aids on
our party The Aids bribery scandal
and the disclosures made by the investi-
cation conducted by Superintendent
Hotchkiss of the State Insurance De
partment will be taken M. Allusion will
be made TO the work of the legislative
graft hunting committee now investigat-
ing the conduct of legislative business.
That committee will be commended for
what il has done. but it will be urged to
probe deeper and more persistently. In
fact the phrasing of this portion of the
plank as il now stands is virtually di-
rection from the Republican convention
to the Republican majority on that com
rnittee to get to the bottom of the mess
and to bring it's work completely up to
date. IS well as to consider matters
prjor TO 1905.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
THE CARE-FREE CAR

Quicker to start -safer tol operate and
cheaper to run than any other type OF car.
The control is perfect and positive congested
s,reet. have no terrors for the owner OF Detroit
Electric"
Mr. Edison in making his daily tests of his new
storage battery, is using the Detroit Electric and
with it shows average OF ia miles on SINGLE
charge for IL runs over country roads,
In the West the Roadster type OF the Detroit
Electric" is used by the chiefs of fire departments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
ROOSEVELT NAN LOSES
Opponent Probable Candidate
for Governor of Oregon.

Portland. Ore, Sept. 2o.-Returns from the
81 ate primary election yesterday indicate
that Jay Bowerman. Republican candidate
for Governor on the so-called Assembly
ticket" has defeated Albert Abraham. who
ran under Roosevelt Hughes banner
The Assembly and anti-Assembly fight is
a steIe issue, and has to do with the
method of selecting United States Senator's
The anti-Assembly faction claims that the
Assembly plan is an attempt TO thwart di-
rect election of Senators.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
vii! Cause Big Fight.

II seems likely that this plank When
submitted to the committee on resolu-
lions will bring about as big a fight as
was produced in the Legislature wneh
Governor Hughes urged the appointment
of q graft hunting body. The old
guard I'm the Legislature fought that
recommendation bitterly. and when
finally they came around to il their ac-
ton seemingly was taken with a sort of
grudging, unwilling spirit Whether
after the recent disclosures Of the ram
ihcations of the Legislative business"
handled by Ellngwood s. Cunningham
the old guard would want to oppose
such a plank is hard question.
The precise phrasing of the direct
nominations plank in the Progressives'
platform has not been determined yet.
There will Toe conferences on it after
Theodore Roosevelt gets here to-mo--
row, and after that it will be whipped
into shape. 1t is expected that it viii
declare for the enactment of a direct
nominations law along the general lines
Of the Cobb bill, as Mr.. Roosevelt is on
record i'm favor OF that measure. Mr.
Griscom has said that his personal view
was for n general declaration for the
direct nomination of state legislators and
Congressman. This, il appears. does not
go nearly far enough to suit some of the
upstate advocates of direct nominations.
They maintain that such a platform
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26

Rooseveltism. and. therefore, likely TO be
driven out Of the Republican fold They
hadn't a great deal TO convey to the
public. They viii go into the conven-
ton. make their fight and take their de-
feat. then assume an attitude of mas
terly aloofness during the campaign.
Hypocrisy. Says Wadsworth.
Speaker Wadsworth said tonight
that he had obtained much amusement
from MT. Griscom's statement OF his
position on direct primaries.
He says he stands with President TAFT
on direct primaries said the Speaker.
The President stood for the Cobb bill
I'm his letter to MI Griscom. Now. Mr.
Griscom. saying he stands with the
President. says he is against the
including Of county officers in the
scope of the direct primary try
out. vet that was provided for in
the Cobb bill We knew that MI.
Griscom didn't believe county officers
should be nominated directly, for he
exempted New York County, yet he tried
to force that OF us poor upstaters. It's
fine piece Of inconsistency. and MT
Flv shows that each time they go at it
they find some new flaw in the proposed
bill. some new spot where the system
would break down. some place where IL
has 10 he abandoned. 1t has been
camnaicn Of hypocrisy. from the begin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26

objection to parts OF the Ohio platform
and to the reactioDary attitude OF n,snv
so-called leaders" said friend to-dav
'.He feels, however. that the Democrats
ticket offers no place TO which Progressive
Republicans may turn. the Democrats hsv.
ing offered a 'standpat' Governor and a 70
dictionary platform"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26

made to-day that James r. Garfield ieane'
Of the Ohio Progressives. is to take tne
stump for the Ohio state ticket. headed oy
w q Harding, for week or ten Gays
earIv in October The ex-Secretary opposed
the nomination of Harding In the eohVeh-
ton. -
.sNr. Garfield will frankly declare ms