East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-14


the same instant President Taft was
in New York and denouncing without
initiative, referendum and recall of j
The speeches of each follows:
wilson's Address.
81 sometimes think it peculiar
circumstance that the present repub-
lican party should have sprung from
Abraham Lincoln. / suppose that is
one of the mysteries of Providence.
The richness of democracy is that
it never has to predict who is to save
it We do not have to train men to
interpret the United States. When an
emergency arises there is always a
genius who appears from the ranks
of uncatalogued men to bear the
standard and show the way to victory.
Dire Predictions Deplored.
"As our economic affairs now are
organized they cannot go on, The
division is far more difficult to trace
today than it was in Lincoln's time.
No man is a friend of this country
who predicts dire results. Every prob
lem we have to meet can be solved
without injury to business or to any
ound interest.
1.-THE people have been deceived SO
many times by public servants that
they are suspicious. Men are getting
to vote according to the dictates of
their conscience rather than accord
ing to their label. In politics a man
should do what he promises to do or
get out of the game.
The republican party is sadly bro
ken. 1t has lost its way Apparently
it is not bound for an accommodate
ing haven. 1t has been the business
mans party in so many personally
conducted campaigns that many be-
lieve nobody else knows anything
about prosperity.
America Business Nation.
"America is a business country and
, business must be taken care of. 1
believe that the ills from which we
suffer can be cured without harming
sound business. l have no feeling of
piety about any political doctrine ex-
cept the one that gives equal rights
! to all.
'The standard to be sought in all
reforms is the good of the country.
Business is finding out for itself that
there is something the matter-that
something must be done to stop the
tyranny of special privilege.
"If there is anything in this coun-
try which business men fear it should
be destroyed. Business and politics
must be separated Business entered
politics, politics did not enter bust
ness Give politics a chance without
the domination of special privilege
and great wealth. The biggest enemy
business has is the man with n pro-
gramme which goes further than he
can see.
"The standpatters' have IN the
years of their control imprisoned bus
mess behind a great dam. Men in
control of big interests cannot hide
today like they could in the past
"Searchlights are being turned in
to every corner of the business or
ganization, and things that We're once
mysteries are now matters of COM
mon knowledge. There is no need
of breaking down this dam and caus-
| ing a commercial flood with it's con-
sequent damage. Engineers have ap-
| pear GU VIII ll'tNC SilOMi II US HOW we
may perforate the dam here and there
and release the water without harming
anybody.
1--WE look to the young men. to
! bring about thes reforms by the
application of progressive policies. I
am not arguing with the people. l
am telling them what I think and l
am willing to leave it for the jury
OF public opinion to decide.
Il believe in the initiative and re-
ferendum because they will give the
people real representative govern
ment," said Governor Wilson. "They
are state and local questions, and are
designed to give the people the power
in localities where special interests
have obtained control of public af-
fairs.
Il have never favored the recall OF
judges because they are not admin
istrative officers of the government
They simply interpret and enforce the
law. To urge the recall of judges Is
to treat a symptom rather than the
disease"