The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-04-02
ANNOUNCEMENT

In compliance with several petitions
presented 70 NE, hereby announce my
candidacy for Joint Representative OF
the 29th District of Wasco and Hood
River Counties, subject TO the will Of
the Republican voters at the regular
primaries, May 18th, 1914
The following is my platform, not
merely for election, but for enactment,
If in ml power 20 do 80.
favor the amending Of our tax laws,
whereby no penalty will be added TO
the latter half OF the taxes until they
become due, and further, am opposed
b. Ony rebate for advanced taxes.
/ favor a system OF road laws that will
permit the taxpayers 10 select the roads
upon which their money is b be ex-
pended for permanent improvement,
and favor compelling the work 10 be
be done IN sGch manner and under such
authority that will eliminate the waste
that has prevailed heretofore in road
construction in this state.
| favor the enactment Of a public
utility law giving the people the power
% organize into districts and install any
public utility when they so desire Some
Of our counties, especially Hood River,
are now demanding such law.
| favor a law giving the citizens Of any
county complete control over the sal
aries Of their county officials.
favor a law giving the governor the
power to veto any portion OF any pro-
posed law, especially those carrying
with them any appropriations.
While ] believe 1t is right for repre-
seutatiyes 10 assist each other iHrearnest
work for the passage Of each others just
and honorable bills, yet | am unaliera-
bly, opposed to the wholesale swapping
OF legislation, whether there il merit in
the measure or not, and | will pledge, If
elected, not to support any measure |
consider morally or technically wrong.
believe it is unjust TO ask the cOun-
ties along the Columbia river east of
Multnomah, to build the Columbia river
road. When this expensive road is built
connecting Eastern and Western Oregon
| believe 1t should he done at the eX-
pense Of the state. 1t would have been
just as reasonable to ask Oregon to have
built the $40 100000 locks at Cello Falls
as to ask our district to build its portion
OF this road.
| favor the curtailment OF our state
expenses, and especially the abolish
ment OF useless aud expensive commits
slOns. II our states management was
conducted on business principles, many
thousand dollars could be saved.
| believe in fewer and more essential
laws and am opposed to further compli.
Gated and needless ones.
II any new elective offices are to be
created by our Legislature and said Of
fees are to be first filled by appoint
ment, | shall not vote for such bill, if
said appointments are to be extended
beyond the next General Election as
was done at our last Legislature relative
to our County Attorneys.
] believe the Sovereignty Of the peo-
pie should always be recognized and
any "iokers' y contained in any proposed
legislation destroying the same shall
have my strongest opposition.
was one OF the first committee of
three to start agitation for our Initiative
and Referendum laws in Oregon. For
eleven years we battled against its op-
p1nents before it was declared consti-
tutional law. After ten years of its en-
forcement in this state, am more con-
ylnced of its benefits to society than
ever, and | shall be ready at all times
to defend it,
| favor our Legislature sending a
strong Memorial to our National Con.
gress demanding absolutely free toll
through the Panama Canal for all Amer
lean vessels which are not controlled by
the railroads OF the country.
Paid Adv A. |. MASON.