East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-09-04
regardless of what the rest of the

regardless of what the rest of the
country may, do.
For the past so years Vermont has
been the barometer state with refer
ence to presidential elections, When
ever the republican majority has fall
len lower than 22,OOO it has forecast
ed the election of a democratic pres
ident, In the state election yester-
day the republicans had but 5000 plu-
rality. The democratic vote shows q
gain of 5000 over four years ago and
the bull moose vote was so light as 10
indicate that while the third party
movement has fatally disrupted the
s p. there is scant hope for Roose-
velt's own success this fan,
Here is the New York Worlds criti-
cism of the law requiring the closing
of post offices on
Does He Consider Sunday:
Pcndleton Postal m =
With Disfavor? ployees, assisted
by a few con-
gressmen, secretly placed in an appro-
priation bill clause providing that
post offices of the first and second
classes shall not be open on Sundays
for the delivery of mail
In response to the protests receiv-
ed, Postmaster General Hitchcock ris-
es to the emergency like a true repub-
lican. He will violate the law by keep
ing the post offices open, but in his
superior wisdom he will take the
curse off by delivering mail only tc
such godly and necessitious persons
as may appear to him to be deserving
Of the privilege.
In deciding who ought to receiv,
mail on Sunday we hope Mr.. Hitch
cock will be guided by virtue anC
knowledge. Mail service for some bu
not for all is so in harmony with re
publican practices in other directions
that probably there will be no com
plaint now except by democrats"
If the Worlds version is correc
| then Mr.. Hitchcock looks with disfa
vor on the entire population of Pen
dleton. If there were privileged par
ties in Pendleton the East OregoniaI
has not heard of them. To use a yer,
slangy expression this city had NJ
more mail service than rabbit.
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Before a big. audience in Portlan,
On Labor Day Eugene V. Debs, so
cialist candidate 70
Debs Is Also president had scathini
Suspicious OF words for Roosevelt
Roosevelt. During his speech H.
said:
when nice, fat, spring chicken
walks into your kitchen, thrusts it
feet into the air and asks to be fried
you can expect the trusts and com
bines that back Theodore Roosevelt
to propose a plan which in truth vii
emancipate the working people o
this country"
He then mentioned George w. Per
kins, formerly Of ]. P. Morgan & Co.
Mccormick of the harvester trust
and Hanna of the coal trust, as mel
who put upon the progressive part
their seal of its freedom from trus
Influence.
1t is evident the socialist leade
takes the view shared by others tina
the people have reason to be suspici
Gus of a progressive party organized
with trust backing. 1t is not at al
likely George w. Perkins is organic
ing a personally conducted politica
party for the purpose of lowering hi
own profits and the profits of hi
business associates. Such men don
do things that way.
People who want to check the in
Ifluence of Special Privilege and brini
greater capitalization of economi
conditions have no earthly business II
the bull moose brigade. They are up
on the wrong trail. A chicken won
offer himseif to the frying pan, Meth
er will a horse If left alone put o'