East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-05

form and that there are many enthus-
iastic Woodrow Wilson clubs in vari-
GUS parts OF the country.
The fight for tariff reform is large
/ ~ woman's battle.
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William Hanley refuses to be an os.
'trich which hides It's face in the sand
and imasines it is hid
How Bill den from view. In de-
Hanley Sizes clining to be an ostrich
II Up. the Harney county man
differs from those re-
publicans who profess TO think that
Taft can carry Oregon though they
have every reason for believing he
will bring up the rear OF the race in
this state.
Nominated for presidential elector
on the republican ticket Mr.. Hanley
has declined to accept the nominal
ton and announces his support Of
Wilson. In concluding his explana-
ton of his action he says:
But my real reason for refusing
to support Taft is that 1 consider
vote for Taft is a vote for Roosevelt
and think Roosevelt so dangerous
that l cannot run the risk. think
there can be no doubt that 1t is either
Roosevelt or Wilson. and as a man Of
the people I prefer Wilson regardless
OF party"
/ Mr.. Hanley's action shows him to
! be a man of frankness and clear
Judgment though his ways may not
oc pleasing to men who. back much
on regularity"
/ That Mr.. Hanley is right in his es-
tmate Of the situation in Oregon is
indicated by the fact the bull moosers
take the same view as he. Bruce
I Dennis, former republican state
chairman and now. third party war
horse, recently declared through the
La Grande Observer that Roosevelt :
chances were improved by the efforts
OF Taft forces to get Taft men to vote
| for Taft electors. Dennis predicts
] Roosevelt will carry the state if the
Taft men vote for Taft. Being bull
moose chieftain he should know what
Is good for the moose.
The East Oregonian has a suspicion
that when the time comes great
many republicans. local and other
wise. will share Bill Hanley's view
that nothing can be gained by throw
ing their votes away and therefore
will vote for Woodrow Wilson.
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The chief business Of the railroad
commission is to regulate freight
/ rates. The regu-
The Railroad lation of service
Commissioncrship. is not difficult
for the problems
in connection Herewith are simple.
The welfare Of employees is pretty
well looked after by the men them
selves through their unions,
These things being true it is better
It1 have on the railroad commission
men who understand the earning end
o. the business rather than the Oper-
ating end. Such a man is Clyde b.
| Aitcheson, chairman of the present
commission and the ablest man upon
the commission. 1t would be unfortu-
nate for the state should the people
supplant Mr.. .Aitcheson with man
Ike Mr.. Mahaffey whose chief claim
to support is based on the fact he is
conductor
In the view of the East OregOnian
the railroad commission OF Oregon is
weak enough as 1t is and it would be
folly to remove from that board its
most capable member.
Besides II is a wise rule to elect no
railroad employe to a place on the
commission because of the obvious
danger such a"man might prove to
be pro-railroad member:
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Having asked that the boats of the
open river company be continued in
operation it is now squarely up to the
people Of the inland empire to see
that the river line gets sufficient pat
ronage to keep going. Next year there
will be no deficit to meet If shippers
will but route their freight by boat