Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-02-03

to protect himself), in carrying ou
their trust for the people of Oregon
request of you in that spirit of Amer
lean fairness and justice that you lis.
g ten to me that all sides of the case may
be heard before judgment is passed
| have tried to get a hearing before
this legislative body that the truth
: might be stated, but up until this time
have had no possible way of being
heard.
May Be Honest in Belief.
Senator Bowerman is a man whose
/. honesty in commercial affairs | think
I. no man would dare to attack, but who
I. can play the game of politics stronger
/. and harder, even against his friends,
I. than any man in Oregon. After his i'm
I. passsioned remarks, lawyer of ability
+ as he is, had I been guilty of penal
= offense, l would have been convicted
+ in that Senate and with the people in
+ the lobby within a minutes time
!. will not even impugn his motive. He
|. may have been honest in his belief,
!. but | will show at this time and give
, you figures and facts in refutation of
!. his statements and to the satisfaction,
; 1 believe, of all the people of Oregon,
. and show that he, at least, has been
. mistaken.
. His statistics and remarks were
! largely based upon the investigating
. committee which is at this session the
. result of senate concurrent resolution
. No. 25: BE it resolved by the senate,
. the house concurring, that the presi-
dent of the senate be, and he is, here
by authorized and directed to appoint
three hold-over senator's, who in turn
shall select between November 49,
1909, and Novmber 80, of that year.
three duly elected representatives; and
the six thus appointed shall convene at
Salem, not later than the goth day of
! December, 1910, at which time the
superintendent of the various institu-
tions, president of the board of re-
gents of the several schools and the
state board of agriculture, for main
tenance of which state money is asked, |
| shall prepare and submit to said COM |
mittee their estimate for maintenance,
new buildings and betterment for the
biennial period ending December 81,
1912; and, thereupon, said committee
shall visit and carefully examine into
the needs of said institutions in and
near Salem and prepare and submit to
the Legislative assembly, on or before
January 20, 1911 report showing the
cost of such constructions, improve
ments, repairs and changes that they
shall have determined and agreed up
on as necessary and required by said
institutions and schools for the two
years then next ensuing. Filed in the
office of the Secretary of State, Feb
ruary 23, 1909.
Investigation Is Hurried.
"Now, then, what did this committee
do and how thorough is their capacity
to pass judgment on matters which
they so hurriedly went over, to recon- {
mend to this ways and means commit {
these matters at issue. {
con the 27th day of December I I
drew Governor BOwerman's attention ,
and Senator Nottingham's attention to s
the fact that their committee had not
notified the various schools and insti- t
tutiOns to appear and that the mat f
ter had been overlooked and there '
would be the same old junible and in \
to business at the legislature [
A part of this committee appeared a /
few days before the session and hur- n
riedly went over the institutions at I
Salem. They spent a part of a day in b
the main building and one of the fl
members insisted on going to the farm n
and going through that on the same Il
afternoon, that he might get back to fl
Portland, where the political pot was Il
boiling.
Or Wood insisted that it would be I
too late and that they take another a
day to go to the farm, upon which
hey agreed and left and asked me to
meet them at the Hotel Marion the ii
next morning with the big red auto c,
mobile, which has. also, been an item +,
If their report. We went out to the Y,
arm and, in the short length of time &c
which we had covered what we could. N
But one of the members, after lunch g;
'on. insisted that he had to catch the n,
o'clock car to get back to Portland,
nd, instead of going thoroughly over pl
he farm, or through a single ward in tr
he whole institution l returned them p
o the city for their car, M
False Report Spread. ar
"ln demagogic report and speech,
4 which they have appealed to what
ley consider a penurious constituency, oy
hey have made me appear as a spend so
hrift of the peoples money, and on
resent these facts for the best inter-
SITS Of Oregon, and hope that they will
link 1t out
The laboring people and farmers -,
yidently had their judgment formed y,
the last election as to whom they =,
antcd to direct their state affairs. -,
Il am glad, indeed, Chairman Albee Va Va
nd members of this committee, that
pu have abolished the star chamber y
stem Of committee meetings and
ave given us the chance to meet you
the open and talk things over, and ;"
hat is said and done to be a matter -
public record. -
Purchase of Automobile.
Now. as To- the special investigating
mmittec's report in reference TO asy-I
m matters: Considerable stress is
id upon the fact that I askd the
It session ways and means commit
T. FOR an automobile. I did this at
e. request Of the board. IL was re-
sed In the special appropriation.
ter several months the matter was
scussed 10y the board and myself
at II would be business proposition | |
purchase an automobile as there
Is much construction going on at the n
-m iHd main building and that II
'uld bee very proper item OF eN- II
nse compared with the results to be
tanned
The vouchers for the same speak u
themselves. They are correct or I
'uld not have signed them; but. I -