The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-09-11
THURSDAY, Sept. II, 1913
WHY THEY ARE THERE.

Last SUNDAY OtegonlAn, III SHor
but lucid editorial. under the above
caption calls attention to the follow
ing facts: Senator Chamberlain anC
Senator Lane were elected to the
United States Senate, at different
times. through the overthrow of parry
and the paralysis of party ties. They
asked the people of oregon to rise
above party considerations. aud th9
people responded. There was a re-
volt against the party machine; the
spirit of the voters was against party
domination: the intent was to rebuke
and destroy the rarity caucus. Both
Senator Chamberlain and Senator Lane
profted by the popular discomfort
with party, and expressly pledged
themselves to all the people as
against party. Yet what strange
things we see
Senator Chamberlain wants a fif-
teen per cent duty on wool, but yields
to the Democratic caucus and agrees to
support free wool. Senator Lane is
Indifferent
S nator Chamberlain and Senator
Lane resist successfully the effort to
put jute bags on the free list, though
jute cannot be proftably raised in the
United States and the manufacture of
Jute bags is negligible But the
farmers of the Pacific Northwets use
80 900 900 jute bags annually. The
Democratic caucus again.
Yet Senator Chamberlain and Sena-
tor Lane threaten to bolt the caucus
If the importation of bird plumage
and skins is not prohibited; and the
caucus consents.
What demonstration of the power
Of the tuo Oregon Senators for the
benift of the birds What a costly
failure to use the same power for the
Oregon producer, particularly the
Oregon farmer
Also TO the following recent proceed |
ings in the q. s. senate showing why |
the duty on grain bags was retained /: |
Senators Chamberlain and Lane today
mined other Democrats of the Senate
in voting down Senator Jones amend
nent to the Underwood bill placing
jate grain bags on the free list.
When this amendment was offered re-
Gently it was referred to the finance
committee and for time there ap-
paared to be pTosnects it would be
reported favor bly, but the Bemis Bag
Company Of Boston, and the Ames Bag
COMPANY, Of Por land, flooded the
committee with protests saying the
amendment would ruin their business
and on this showing the committee
I fused to accept the amendment.
Senator Lane personally was favor
able to the eudment, but under his
caucus pledge was compelled to vote
against his convictions. Senator
Chamberlain has been apparently hos
tile to the amer dment from the first,
and has received telegrans and letters
from Mr. Ames, urging him to oppose
the amendment He at one time
sought to have the amendment with
drawn, but Senator Jones insisted on
having record vote. This amend
ment. had it carried would have
saving of thousnds of dollars
TO the Northwestern grain and potato
growers, especially those who export
their produce. and it was on this
theory that Senator Jones urged the
amendment He proposed the same
amendment to the Payne Aldrich bill. J
Five "Progressive" Republicans,
Cummins. Norris, Kenyon La Toilette
and Bristow, joined with the Demo-
Gratis today in defeating two amend
ments by Senator Jones placing a
dutv on shingles, which are free in
the Underwood bill His first amend
ment proposed a duty of 40 cents. 10
cents less than the PavneAldrich
rate, and this was voted down. The
S nate then voted down an amendment
placing dutY Ct 70 cents on shingles.
Ser ator Jones contended that plac
ing shingles on the free list would
W rk great damage to the shinRle in
dastry in his state, because of Cana
dian competition
If the much Wanted "0rogon
S stem" is very far superior to the
ii -t,To v.oI,Asa- =, coorrfuo an nm ,
trammeled expression Of opinion, and
equal justice for all it still remains
to be demonstrated. So far it has
been successful in putting out one
set of demagogues only to install ;
worse outfit in their places. That's
about how it looks to man up a !
tree.