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life he has spent "a large sum %
his own money in developing thl
mineral resources OF the state
and brought into Oregon $50,
OO0. 600 of Eastern money for Oh,
same purpose lie has travele,
all over Oregon and knows Oh,
state better than the average cit
izcn. at the present time has
large mining interests in Oregon
and in other sections of The
Northwest. and pays taxes di.
rpctly or indirectly through con.
Germs in which he Is interested
in Multnomah. Clackamas. Ben
ton. Baker and Coos Counties.
to the amount of several humid
red dollars.
Few newspapers in the state
publish anything favorable to
Senator Bourne. Many willfully
and maliciously misrepresent
him. His great achievement in
securing the Oregon City Locks
appropriation excited little news
paper comment. and some papers
even denied him credit for this
great public service, in spite of
the record. For this reason
many of the people of Oregon do
not know that the Parcels Post
Law, for which the people of
this nation have been clamoring
for forty years, was framed and
adopted through the efforts of
Senator Bourne.
Bourne assisted largely in the
passage of the Postal Savings
Bank Bill.
Bourne was the originator,
and for a time the only advocate
of the Corporation Net Earnings
tax, which brought into the
treasury in its first year a sum
in excess of $25, 600, 900. He
believes that the publicity feat
ures of this law are worth more
TO the people than the income
derived.
Bourne was the first advocate
of the Business Methods Com
mission. He spent a whole vaca-
tion period looking into the prob
lem. President Taft is using
much of the information gained
by tlis subcommittee in his
Economy Commission. The gov
ernment could save $500, 900, 600
annually by the adoption of in
telligent business methods.
Senator Bourne secured appro-
val for the construction of the
Broadway bridge. in spite of
powerful opposition in Portland.
Bourne induced the War De-
partment TO retain army head
quarters at Vancouver Barracks
instead of removing TO Seattle;
and secured recognition of Port
land merchants in bidding for
army supplies on an equality
with Seattle and San Francisco.
Bourne is the originator of the
Presidential Primary idea. the
most important piece Of legisla- |
tion proposed by any public man
in years,
Are you for popular govern
ment? As an American YOU |
should be. Then remember that |
from the Australian Ballot, the |
Initiative and Referendum. Di-
rect Nominations. Statement No. |
|. and on 10 the Presidential
Preference Primary law. not one |
of these mighty weapons against
bossism and corruption was
forged without the active help of !
Jonathan Bourne. Jr, Those who |
know the inside history of his |
fight for Statement No. | in 1906. |
know that IL was with little hope !
of his own election 10 the United |
States Senate. but with the de-
termination 10 save the princi-
Piles of direct election of United |
States Senators that he spent his |
own money legitimately, but |
with a prodigal hand, 10 waken !
the people of Oregon TO their !
opportunity, and so forever stop |
ped the corruption of our legisla-
ture.
Senator Bourne's great speech !
in the United States Senate ON
Popular VS.. Delegated Govern
ment has had greater circulation |
than any other speech ever de-
liyered in Congress. Two mil /
lion. seven hundred thousand |
copies of this speech were mail |
ed by request, thus advertising |
Oregon more than all other forms |
of publicity combined. and lead |
ing directly TO the rapidly |
spreading adoption of the Ore
gon System" by other states,
The reelection of Senator
Bourne is not a matter of poll
ties, nor of prejudices, nor of
personalities. Ii is a matter of
business, and of public duty, in |
which every good and patriotic !
citizen of Oregon is vitally in
terested. Those who put the |
good of the state the good of |
the whole people above private |
or political prejudices, will vote |
for Senator Bourne, who has |
yielded to the demand of those /
who signed the petitions and is |
a candidate for reelection 10 the |
limited States Senate