East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-17

commission which Is empowered "a
initiate proceedings against those
who violate the Sherman antitrust
I law, Is another progressive step tax
On by the Wilson administration IN
/ the interests Of the people, the speak
er said, and he pointed 10 the fact
/ that the house passed the bill Great
/ Ing this commission By acclamation
and that twelve republican senators
voted for this democratic measure.
1T has been the Wilson admins
tration that has passed the act TAX
ing labor out Of the commodity class
thus annuling the supreme court de-
cision that prohibited laborers TO
unite for their own best interest" he
said. "It has also been the Wilson
administration that has said that no
man shall ever again be sent 10 fail
without a trial by jury such as was
GOmpers and other labor leaders
And right now another bill, the Ray
burn railway security bill. is about 10
be passed and thus prevent railway
companies from robbing the people
further with watered stock.
Watchful Waiting Pays.
In concluding his review OF the ad-
ministration, Senator Chamberlain
called 10 mind the attacks made upon
President Wilson because Of his policy
OF "watchful waiting" in regard to
the Mexican situation. But now"
he said, these attacks have stopped.
The terrible war which Is devastating
Europe and which will leave the
countries engaged nations OF cripples
and bankruptcy for years to come has
brought a realization Of the awful
ness Of war and has shown the AM
erican people what they owe to their
far-seeing president"
He paid President Wilson a glow
ing tribute, declaring him TO be the
man with the greatest intellectually
and the warmest, biggest heart in the
whole world.
Senator Chamberlain insisted that
his opponents could advance their
claims for election only upon the the
ory that the people Of oregon do not
support President Wilson's policies
and legislative record. IF they 10
not" he said, then they win defeat
me but II they do they will return
me TO my seat in the United States
senate"
His Fight for Suffrage.
In the course OF his remarks, SEN
ator Chamberlain referred to the wo-
man imported from Illinois to plead
with the women Of Oregon to vote
against him upon the grounds that he
is a democrat and that the democrat
ic administration has failed to pass an
amendment enfranchising women
THE women Of Oregon know my at
titude on equal suffrage. They know
that as far back as 1880 when 1 was
in the legislature that I introduced
a bill to enfranchise them and that
1 stood for their cause during all
the years when it was unpopular to
advocate their enfranchisement. and
that as United States senator 1 in
lTOuuCtQ an dlutuNAASuI ~ NAAAAoA
chise all Of the women in the nation.
have faith enough in the good
women Of oregon to let my fate rest
in their hands and, in the light Of
their knowledge Of my past record, l
believe they will question the right
OF these outsiders TO come in to die
tate TO them how they shall vote"
Senator Chamberlain spoke but lit
tie more than an hour and he was
given rapt attention. Before he was
introduced by Will NJ. Peterson. who
referred to him as Oregon's greatest
statesman, every seat in the big au-
ditorium was packed and many were
forced to stand. Others left in dis
appointment when they found that
they could not get seats. 1t was one
Of the biggest and most enthusiastic
political meetings in the history of
the city and bespeaks a big vote for
Senator Chamberlain on November 5.