East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-10
OSWALD WEST
IS GOVERNOR
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cured In all but 12 cases. Nearly
$4,000 were collected for licenses
and over $4,000 for fines; all of which
has been turned into the game pro-
lection fund. The report also shows
that there is now in the hands of the
state treasurer in this fund a balance
OF $55,107.31, practically all OF which
has been contributed by the sports
men of the state through the pay
ment of license fees and which should
be spent, as the friends of the law
intended 1t should be, for the propa-
cation of fish and game. If the legis-
lature should decide to spend any
part of 1t for trout hatcheries 1 be-
lieve the matter should be given over
to the master fish warden, for such
work properly belongs in his depart
iment. Here the work of propagation
could be carried on in connection
with that of our other fish hatcheries
and such an arrangement, by saving
the state the expense of maintaining
two separate systems of hatcheries,
would be greatly in the interest Of
economy.
LaDOr.
No nation can be considered pros
porous unless her working classes are
prosperous. The prosperity of a ma
ton Is not measured by its brown
stone fronts and midnight lunches of
the upper crusts, but by the small
cottages and dinnerpails of the la
boring men. 1t must follow, there
fore. that all legislation which brings
prosperity, or gives protection, to the
working classes adds to the prosperity
Of the state.
Good Roads.
Oregon will never come into her
own In the way Of development until
she takes steps to improve her high
ways. There are sections of our state
great empires where you could lose
several OF the New England states
absolutely without means Of reaching
the railroads or markets with their
products except by two or three
days, and sometimes a weeks, journey
over almost impossible wagon roads
We may sing the states praises to the
sky and spend a fortune In advertis-
ing our resources to attract home-
seekers and settlers, but we will have
but little success unless we can point
to some movement towards the con-
struction of good roads over which
the products of the farms may be
hauled TO market.
judicial System.
Reform in our judicial system has
been long overdue. The people, at
the last election. passed an amend
ment which removes all constitution
al obstacles from the path OF better
ment and the way is now open for
the burial OF the many antiquated fea-
lures OF our system and the birth of
new ones.
Education.
Oregon. more than any other state
demands an intelligent and educated
citizenship. The voters of this state,
by reason OF our advanced laws, are
regularly called upon to exercise the
functions of legislators and to decide
by their ballots questions OF grave
public moment.
II follows, therefore, that Oregon
should make liberal provision for its
educational system. II would be bet
ter and wiser by far to show scanty
consideration for other departments
or institutions OF the state, in order
TO provide needed funds for the states
schools and colleges, than to scrimp
the funds for the schools to aid other
institutions or departments. 1 believe
in economy OF government but not in
economy of education, and trust that
In passing upon the needs of the
states educational system this legis-
lature will show no disposition to re-