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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10

ernment is natural inheritance, how
ever much they may have resented
the tyrannies of the governments they
fled from. The initiative. the refer
endum, and all those other attractive
implements of legislative machinery,
are. in a most intricate way, import
ations from the Old World, the source
of which, their advocates here, have
never known, or have forgotten. In
stead of giving larger powers to our
state legislatures. the tendency is to
withdraw power from the legislatures
and place it in the hands of the peo-
pie. And. the more rapidly we de-
crease the authority and responsible
rapidly are we booming those legisla-
lures to extinction, and paving the
way for the New Nationalism and
some form of centralized government.
Tor, the lesson of evoluIron which
science is watching so closely, has not
yet entered into the philosophy of pol
itics; and our statesmen have not
to ask of any projected
form: But, after this. what next"
We are all moving blindly. the play
thing of our environment. and the
streams of evolution carry us to the
river, and the river sweeps us into
the sea. It seems to be inexorable
law
1t may be in place TO add here.
what the Times neglected 70 say,
that evolution will bring about a
change in the national government as
well as in state governments. In time
we are going to have direct election
If United states senator's. We will
also soon see the day when members
Of the various political parties will
vote under the direct primary system
for delegates to national conventions.
The general tendency is to make our
government a true democracy. The
people must really rule or else the
United states will become an oligar>
ohy of wealth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10
\ PRAYER.

My dear and only wife, I pray,
That you will straight forbear
To purchase ties in colors gay,
That I perforce must wear.
Your charming taste I'll not deny
Denial were in vain
But when you give TO me a tie
You also give me pain.
You mean well. am pleased to think,
But all the same it's true
Your choice is usually pink,
Unless it's baby blue.
Sometimes, of course, you'll get a
check.
And sometimes it's a plaid,
But, though I try to grin, by Heck!
They make me hopping mad
I'll let you buy my daily bread,
I'll let you buy my steak,
Fut. Sweetest Angel on the dead
Your neckwear makes me ache.
So grant this one request, my dear.
List while / make my moan:
Go buy your own blamed woman
gear,
And let my ties alone
Kenneth Harris
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10
THE WASHER woMAN,s SONG.

In very humble cot,
In rather quiet spot.
In the suds and in the soap,
Worked a woman full of hope;
Working. singing, all alone,
In a sort of undertone;
With the Savior for a friend
He will keep you to the end"
Sometimes happening along,
1 had heard the semisong.
And I often used to smile,
More in sympathy than guile;
But l never said a word
In regard to what l heard,
As she sang about her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Not in sorrow, nor in glee,
Working all day long was she,
AS her children, three or four,
Played around her on the floor;
But in monotones the song
She was humming all day long:
with the Savior for a friend
He will keep me to the end"
It's a song I do not sing,
For l scarce believe a thing
OF the stories that are told
OF the miracles of old;
But l know that. her belief
Is the anodyne of grief,
And will always be a friend
That will keep her to the end.
Just trifle lonesome she,
Just as poor as she could be;
But her spirits always rose.
Like the bubbles in her clothes,
And, though widowed and alone,
Cheered her with the monotone.
OF a Savior and a friend
Who would keep me to the end.
have seen her rub and scrub,
On the washboard in the tub,
While the baby sopped in suds,
Rolled and tumbled in the duds.
Or was padding in the pools,
With old scissors stuck in spools;
She still humming of her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Human hopes and human creeds
Have their root in human needs;
And l should not wish to strip
From that washerwoman's lip
Any song that she can sing,
Any hope. that song can bring;
For the woman has a friend
Who will lyaar har 70 tha
Eugene Ware.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10
TALKED ESPERANTO.

When Mr.. Smith-your intimate
friend Smith-awoke the other morn
ing he was greeted by his wife with
this:
my sweet boy, do you know you
came home last night and that you
talked in your sleep?"
Great Scott! No; did II" said
Smith, badly agtated. What did l
say? Tell me-"
81 just couldn't make it all out, but
it sounded like ante-up Jackpot
stake"
"Oh, yes, yes. my dear. I was re-
citing a little Esperanto that a friend
was teaching me. l intended to tell
it to you when l came home. 1t
means, How is my darling girl to-
night t?"-Philadelph Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10
BEWARE OF THE DOG.

A family moved from the city to
a suburban locality and were told
that they should get a watchdog to
guard the premises at night. SO they
bought the largest dog that was for
sale in the kennels of a neighboring
dog fancier, who was a German
Shortly afterward the house was en-
tered by burglars, who made a good
haul, while the big dog slept. The
man went to the dog fancier and told
him about it.
we'll, vat you need now" said the
dog merchant, "is a leedle dog to
wake up the big dog" Everybody
Magazine
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10

Death is no respector of persons
and claims his victims from among
the young and the old. 1t is particu-
larly sad though when the Grim
Reaper comes suddenly like he did to
the home of Bert Smith to take the
wife and mother and those who are
bereaved are entitled to the generous
sympathy that has been shown them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10
ASSENIBLYISM THE ISSUE.

Bourne is not an issue in the Cub
ernatorial fight. Senator Bourne's
term does not expire for two years.
Then if he wishes to stay in the sem
ate he will have to go before the peo-
rle and secure their endorsement as
he did before. He is not directly
concerned in this fight. He has felt
so little concerned in that fight that
he has gone east upon an extensive
speaking tour while the Oregon cam
paign is underway.
The great and overshadowing issue
in the campaign is assemblyism-shall
our direct primary law be maintained
as it is or shall corporation and boss
controlled assemblies be substituted
for the open primary. Jay Bower
man is the champion of assemblyism
ant to elect him governor will mean
to give encouragement to the reac-
tIonaries who would like to annul the
direct primary law and all other re-
formatory measures.
Oswald West is the defender of the
direct primary law and of other laws
that tend to take power away from
the machine bosses and give it di-
rectly to the people. He is the pro-
gressive candidate and the candidate
who is entitled to the support of all
men who believe in clean and pro-
gressive politics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10

81 have been an officeholder for
% years and no man can show where
1 ever took a dollar dishonesty"
Gee, old man." replied the graft
er, put me wise to your system, will
you ?"-Chicago Record-Herald
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10

Reports from Honduras. the "Ba-
mana Republic" indicate life down
there is tropical in more ways than
one just at present. There is material
for a few new novels by Richard
Harding Davis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10

Local people know something of tn
liquor problem from first hand ex
perience.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10

When burglars steal eggs there
must be something to the cry that the
cost of living is high.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10
MISSED THEM WELL.

There are always two ways of tell
ing the truth. The man who told the
king that he would outlive all his
subjects was a true courtier and un-
derstood human nature far more than
the man who was put to death for
declaring to the same monarch that
all his subjects would die before him.
The gamekeeper in Francis Pigon's
odds and Ends also had the gift Of
presenting the pleasanter side of a
fact.
A certain noble lord was very bad
shot one day after a particularly
discouragng exhibition of his bung-
ling he said to the keeper:
Nov. my man, tell me the truth.
Did you ever see any one who shot
as badly as l do?"
"Oh, yes, my lord" returned the
keeper. i've seen worse shots than
your lordshp. Your lordship misses
the birds SO clean. n."-Youth's Com
panion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10

From appearances Young Manuel
does not stand high at all with many
of his former subjects.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10

The Los Angeles dynamtters ar
still loose.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10

Cousin Bob-So Arthur proposed
last night?
Maud-Yes.
Cousin Bob-And did you accept
him?
Maud was so awfully excited l
don't know whether | accepted him
or not. If he comes tonight | did,
and if he doesn't l didn't.-Quincy
Patriot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10

What is finer than a day in Oc-
tober?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-10
= 90 > 90 o~~~>
so IT GOES.

, so IT GOES. .
; Storm and beauty day by day, =
all the world along; .
Dim December mixed with May .
sunshine. rain and song. =
That's the life-road- =
So it goes, =
Reapers of .
The thorn and rose. =
Yet were in the living land =
hear the joy-bells ring .
ing; q
Take your sweethearts trembl- .
ing hand-walk the way .
a-singing. =
'Tis the life-road- .
So it goes, .
Reapers of '
The thorn and rose. .
Frank L. Stanton. =
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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
w. P. HiddleSOn for
County Assessor

w. p. Hiddleson, candidate for
county assessor is meeting with so
mitch encouragement that his cleo
ton to that Office is practically as
stirred. Mr.. Hiddleson is the logical
man for the office. He is cafeful
and painstaking and has the cleri-
cal ability that is so essential i'll the
making of a competent assessor
Coupled with his ability, he also
has that alfable, gentle, manly
manner and demeanor that wins
him friends where ever he goes.
The question now is: What will
Mr.. Hiddleson's majority be?
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
ELLIE WASH. Der 90
JUDGE WH|TS0N
DIED SATURDAY

Judge Edward Whitson of Spo-
kane, died at his home in that city
Saturday evening shortly after I
o clock. The funeral took place
Tuesday. He was stricken with
partial paralysis on Wednesday
previous, affecting only the right
side, the last stroke Saturday made
the paralysis total.
Mr. WhitSon was we'll known in
this city and valley, having been
one of the pioneers of kittitas val
ley, coming here with his parents
1871, when Yakima county COM
prsed all of the territory of what
is now Yakima, Benton, kittitas
and Chelan counties. In 1874,
when but II years of age, he was
elected auditor of Yakima county.
In 1876 he was elected a member
of the legislature of Washington
Territory. He was appointed
Judge of the United States court of
the Eastern District of Washing
ton, in March 1905. He was al
ways regarded as a good clean man,
honest, sober and industrious, and
III his death the people not only of
Washington, but the country at
large, have lost a good citizen and
a good official. He was in his
prime, only 81 years of age, and
there were much in store for him
in the future, but alas, man may
propose, but God disposes, and
while we are loathe to give up our
good men, we bow in humble sub
mission to God 5 will and say it is
all for the best The only question
then for man to consider is: Am
| ready to die, Am | ready to
meet my God and to give an ac
count OF my stewardship on earth.
If so, any time will do.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
Fred GilmOur for
County Treasurer

Fred Gilmour, the democratic
candidate for county treasurer, was
born in Linn county, Oregon, Oct.
IL, 1878 and when five years of
age his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gilmour, moved to this city, and
Mr.. Gilmour grew up to manhood
in our midst. Some ten years ago
he went to Roslyn, where he work
ed in n. w. l. company store a
few years and then branched out
in business for himself in 1904 and
remained in that city until 1907
when he moved back to this city
and bought out the John A..
Shoudy's grocery store. He has
never asked anything at the hands
of the people, and would not have
been a candidate at this time, but
IOI Tie SAKE VI d llOSl VI IL lOl!Nio W iiC
urged him to come out and would
not take no for All answer, and af-
ter being necessarily urged for
some weeks, finally consented to
yield to their demands, and when
he did so he pulled off his coat and
went after the office of treasurer
like trooper, and is still after it,
running a regular 2:4O gait-den-
ocratic style.
Mr.. Gilmour is making a pretty
race and his friends predict his
election. His high business and
social standing, his affable manner
and his faculty in being gentle
man at all times, makes him friends
and he retains them when once
made. His honesty and integrity
are above reproach and he seems to
be the man the Office of county
treasurer seeks, for certainly Mr..
GilmOur did not seek the office.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
INDICATIONS LOOKING
GOOD TO DEMOCRATS

Indications point strongly to a
clean sweep to the political pie
counter by the democratic candi-
dates for Office in this county at
the November election. The voter
is no longer a slave to ma chine pol
itics and has thrown off the yoke
of political bondage and will go TO
the polls on election day and vote
as he thinks best and not as some
political tricksters tell him to vote
And this is right. There is no ex-
cuse or argument for the endur-
ance or federation of machine poll
tics in Kittitas county, but the tax
payer and voters must agree that
the political machine is in opera
ton here and has been for some
time past and that the plans and
schemes of those who have manip-
ulated the political wires in the
past years are to continue to foster
this class legislation upon the resi-
dents of Kittitas county for an
other term. Wake up, Mr.. Voter.
This is your time to act. This is
your golden opportunity to assert
your rights. You know who the
fellows are whose only visible oc-
cupaton seems to be that of Office
seeking and Office service and who
have created a ring the mem
bers of which are politicians who
invariably look after their own per
sonal needs to the utter disregard
of legislation affecting the classes
who elect them to office. The only
question is: How long do you, Mr..
Voter, intend to abide by the rule
of this ring?
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
Mitchell Stevens for
State Segislature

It is now a safe assertion that
one Of the two legislators to go
from Kittitas county to the state
capitol for the next two years will
be Mitchell Stevens, the we'll
known rancher and fruit grower.
And the voters could make no
better choice in a man to represent
them than in the selection of Mr..
Stevens. He has been tried in va
rious positions where strict veracity
and business acumen were essen-
tial and has always been found
standing for the masses as against
the classes and in the legislature he
will represent his constituents and
not body of political blood suck
ers. Mr.. Stevens is a clean, clear
minded man, who has built up a
rock-ribbed reputation for honesty
and square dealing among his fell
low residents Of Ki,,itas valley.
he has no axe to grind. He is a
deep student OH all political ques-
tons, is fluent speaker and will
represent Kittitas county with
credit and distinction, not only to
himself but to all the people of this
county. Mr.. Stevens is a broad
minded man and has pledged his
support to the peoples choice for
United States senator. He is a
man ON whom all Democrats unite
ana he has received and is receiv-
ing daily encouragement from nu-
mercus Republicans who realize
the generalization of their party
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
Reaching The Top.

in any calling of life, demands a
vigorous body and keen brain.
Without health there is no success IS.
But Electric Bitters is the greatest
health builder the world has ever
known. 1t compels perfect action
of stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels,
purifies and enriches the blood
tones and invigorates the whole
system and enables you to stand
the wear and tear of your daily
work. after months of suffering
from kidney trouble, y writes w.
NJ. Sherman of Cushing, Me. +,
three bottles of Electric Bitter
made me feel like a new man.
50 at II. S. Elwood
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20

In an instance that came under our
notice the other day county turned
down consignment Of $4,000 worth
Of cement draintiles, large size. for
the simple fact that quite a portion of
the first thousand feet collapsed short
~ after being covered with earth
without waiting for frost, wet wealth
err or other disintegrating cause. This
failure was not due to the fact that
cement tile may not be made SO that
they will be satisfactory and durable,
but that the tile in question were not
thus made. The incident simply en-
phasizes a suggestion made i'll these
notes not long ago that there are Il
number of incompetents engaged in
the manufacture Of cement tile who
not only use gravel with dirt or clay
in it-and hence rmfit-or scrimp in the
amount of cement which goes into tlf,
mixing machine. Cement manufac-
turers need more thorough organiza.
ton, not for the purpose of meeting
the competition Of the clay tile men.
but to put out of business cement tile
manufacturers. either greenhorns or
knaves. who cannot or will not make
cement tile that will stand up and do
the business. AS we have said before.
a good cement tile is as durable as Il
good clay tile. but poor one isn't
worth continental.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
B. II. German for
Sheriff of County

The Dawn could write columns
about our good townsman and can
didatc for sheriff, b. II. German.
But what is the use He is SO well
known and beloved and popular
that 10 other man in all the county
had the slightest chance or the
faintest ray of hope of running in
contact with him, and SO graciOusly
decided to hard the Sheriff. job
to Mr.. German on silver platter
and with thanks and good wishes
of all the voters of kittitas county.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
William ]. Payne for
Auditor of County

w. J. Payne needs no introduc-
ton to the Kittitas county voter.
He is so we'll known and univer-
sally liked that democrats and re-
publicans will unite in placing him
in the Auditors Office. He is the
man for the place, for he is prac-
teal business and Office man, and
he has the full confidence of all
the people of the county. AS a
member of the city council, Mr..
Payne has been placed at the head
of important committees and has
led the council safely through sey-
eral very tryings ordeals. The
office of. county auditor requires
Just such man as w. J. Payne
and kittitas county, if thoroughly
searched would not yield up more
thoroughly competent man.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20

The tide of public approval of this
young man for the Office of clerk
will sweep him into the Office he
seeks with votes to spare. Mr..
Jenkins has a clerical record and is
a fit man for the place, and, the
Office being one of the most impor-
tant in the county, it behooves
every voter who has the interests
of his county at heart to vote for
Mr.. Jenkins.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
Republicans Are
Still Ingurging

1t is pleasing to note that many
of the republicans are still insurg-
ing and the malady appears to be
spreading rather than dying out.
Every day there comes rumblings
of political upheavals that cannot
but render great rents in the po-
litical grab-bag and the result on
election day will be awful to con-
template. Republicans who still
remember several of the special
features of the last legislature are
openly stating that Mitchell Stew
ems will get their vote on Novem-
Der Sth and at least one man will
be sent to the legislature from
good old Kittitas county who has
no apologies to make for past rec
ords in the states lawabiding as
sembly, Mr.. Stevens is a new
man. but republicans and demo
Gratis and populists and all are will
ing to give him trial, and he will
make good.
Not only are many republicans
sour on their representative tim
Der, but many will vote for D. l.,
Jenkins for county clerk instead of
Newstrum, the Roslyn candidate.
Mr.. Jenkins has the clerical ability
and in that respect is far superior
to his opponent.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
James T. Farrell
Man of the Hour

]. +. Farrell for county COM
missioner. SO far as this office is
concerned. it is all over but the
shouting, for Mr.. Farrell will be a
member Of lle new board of cot ntv
commissioners. 1t requires just
such a man as Mr.. Farrell on the
board. Some one with back bone
and a conscience and a will and
coupled with all these qualifica-
tons, the knowledge of the county S
best requirements. All these Mr..
Farrell possesses and he is sire OF
election by large majority.
Fred Gilmour.. spent Sunday il,
Ryslyn.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20
THE PROGRESSIVES

am more radical than l was in
1906 and have nothing to with
draw.-London, July II, 1906.
To my mind progressive democ-
racy means taking up living ques-
tons as they appear and applying
democratic principles to them.
Progressive democracy should be
between radicalism and conserva-
tism. Interview in the World
July s, 1907.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20

Lame back is one of the most
common forms of muscular rheum-
atism. A few applications of
Chainberlain's Liniment will give
relief. For sale by Owl Drug
Store.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-20

A marriage license was Issued
Saturday to Orville Rich and Miss
Cecille Page, both of Ellensburg.