Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-10
BOURNE'S REASONS FOR RUNNING
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didate for office. Petitions have
been circulated without any action OF
assistance on my part and have in
seven days been signed by over IL
per cent of all the voters of the state
The constitution and laws of any
community are infinitely greater and
of more moment to society and the
general welfare of the community
than any individual or any public
servant. If the people by constitu-
/ tional amendment have determined
that 8 per cent of the electorate are
sufficient number to submit a
measure under the referendum, and
2 per cent a sufficient number to
nominate a candidate, certainly IL
per cent under voluntary action on
the part of the electorate must con-
stitute a call.
Becomes Peoples Candidate.
For these reasons l decided to
again submit my name in the sena-
torial contest. Under the spirit of
our election laws l am not a candi-
date, but in order to obey the call
from the people l am obliged under
the letter of the law to become a
candidate. In the republican pri-
maries | was a candidate on my own
initiation and was defeated. Tech
nically | am again a candidate, but
not of my own initiative or volition,
but under direction of a large per-
centage of the electorate of this state.
During my five years of service in
the senate | have made good.
have kept every pledge l made in my
platform upon which | was selected
by the people six years ago-gone
farther than l promised | would, and
accomplished more than | thought
possible for me to accomplish.
The American people are intelli-
gent and appreciative and where they
have the information they will al
ways retain faithful public servants,
for should they fail to do so they
must realize that the necessary re-
suit of such action would be that the
public servant would serve himself
and his own selfish interests rather
than the general welfare of the COM
munity that he temporarily repre-
sentS.
The result of the primary in no
manner weakens my confidence in
the people, but simply demonstrates
to my mind that the people lacked
the information and were misled by
misstatements, suppression of accom-
plishments and continuous belittling,
distorting and ignoring of facts by
at least portion of the press.
Many criticisms have been made
of my course of action in not return
ing to Oregon during the primaries
Had | done so and made a campaign,
Oregon would have received nothing
like the appropriations she has, noT
would the people of the nation now
have parcel post law.
Favorable Committee Appointments
| am the best placed man in con
gress so far as appropriations COM
mittee appointments are concerned
having passed on $479, ,S36,193.6 OF
appropriations, same being SGT, ,000,-
600 more tnan any other man passed
upon at the last session of congress
in either branch, and am therefore
in better position than any new
senator possibly could be, even if he
possessed twenty times the ability
that | have to secure federal assist
ance and appropriations for the state
of Oregon in the development of hel
resources where conditions justify
yet | do not deem this of creates
Importance in this election.
l feel that the great oyershadow
ing Importance of the result inciden
to this, my obedience as a citizen t,
the demonstrated call of the peopl
to again submit my name in the gen
eral election, will be demonstrate,
not only to the people of Oregon, bu
to the whole United States, that goo,
service will result in appreciation
and retention, and that the incentiv
of all public servants must be ser
vice to the general welfare of tn
community rather than service t
the individuals selfish interest.
Peoples Rights Thwarted.
The sovereignty of the people i
the fundamental principle of Ameri
can government, but professiona
politicians have manipulated eau
cuses and conventions by corrupt u.s.
of money and official patronage
with the result that in many instance
the people have been permitted mere
ly to choose between two candidate
each selected for them by the repre-
sentatives of special privilege. Thu
the theory of popular soverignt
has become a delusion and a snare
serving the purpose of men who's
sole thought is for personal, selfis
interests, rather than for the genera
welfare of the American people.
Years of experience, together wit
recent political events, convince m
that all other issues should be sub
ordinated to the problem of estah
fishing truly representative govern
ment.. The fundamental issue is tn
substitution of popular for delegate
government.
Popular Government Platform.
Substitution of direct primaries fo
caucuses and conventions in the sc
/. lection of candidates for all electiv
offices, including candidates for pres
ident and vice-president.
Adoption of the initiative, refer
endum and recall in all states in OF
der that the people may control thei
legislation and dismiss from offiC
: unfaithful and incompetent publ
servants,