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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26
THE REASON FOR OUR FAITH.

When the campaign first opened
and before the Tidings went deeply
into the merits this paper was in
clined to the support of DR.. Witty
combe because he was running on the
republican ticket. But. after we had
discovered what the Oregon republi-
can machine stood for in the past.
that Withycombe was utterly under
its domination: that his entire con-
duct indicated absolute spinelessness;
that his main supporters were those
who fought to the last ditch against
the peoples rule and for the assembly
plan of nominations; when we saw
the doctor taking new stand every
day on the matter of single item veto.
in one part of the state claiming TO
be for it and in another clamoring
against it and finally claiming that
he was the originator of the idea. his
gymnastics proved too much for us.
We concluded there must be some
power behind the scenes pulling the
string. When we saw him gig back
on most of his early preachments and
settle down to the pronouncement of
canned" platitudes; when we found
that while he claimed to stand for
prohibition practically every saloon
keeper in Portland was his supporter,
we began to feel just a little shaky,
and, over and above it all, when we
discovered that the powerful reac-
tionary machine was attempting to
force his election by utterly corrupt
methods, We flew the track. 1t was
simply too much for us. We believe
n clean politics and popular govern
ment. He represented neither. DR..
is fine gentleman with |
4 weak back, controlled by one OF |
he most corrupt machines that ever
invested community.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26
SOME GOOD IN ALL.

The Tidings is not disposed to de-
nounce in toto the announced princi-
Piles of any party organization. There
is a grain of gold in almost every
creed. But we are not ready to aban-
don our principles to any party or
ganization. History teaches that the
tendency of political organization is
toward corruption. AS power in
creases corruption multiplies. The
Tidings stands for the original prin-
ciples Of republicanism. the basis Of
which was a protective tariff, and
the fact that the democratic party in
this administration abandoned its
time old doctrine OF free trade and
passed protective tariff bill is rath-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26
GOVERNMENT BY PARTY.

Government by party is impracti-
cal under the American system. The
plan was devised as a representative
democracy The central idea repre-
sented in the Jeffersonian plan was
government direct by the people.
Alexander Hamilton's idea was gov
ernment by the states. A compro-
mise between the two resulted in
forming a congress direct from the
people and a senate directly from
the state. An attempt at party gov
ernment grew out of the system of
electing senators by vote of the leg
islature. To be elected senator was
to have majority vote of the legis-
lature on joint ballot To accom-
plish that political organization was
turned into partisan struggle. One
senator stood on certain national
principles and his opponent on a diff
ferent code. That marked the line
between the two, and resulted in a
political demand for party organiza-
tion. The politician had stood SOL
idly for organization control because
through it he could manipulate best
Tor power. There has been little
reason in the average American citi-
zen adopting ultra-partisan senti-
ments. There has been much for the
politician. struggling for self-ag-
grandizement and power, for what
ne could not accomplish single hand
ed he could through organized effort
In that struggle for power it trans
pired that announced fundamental
principles were systematically sacri-
ticed to party expediency until it
was common to find party organiza-
tlons setting up elaborate codes of
principles, before election, and as
Systematically abandoning them af-
ter election-announcin principles
in harmony with gagged public senti-
ment with not the least intention of
putting them into action. So long as
the people@blindly followed political
leaders organization waxed strong
and abuses in government multiplied.
1t became all too apparent that the
struggle was not for principle but for
power. Not infrequently was public
we'll wantonly sacrificed to party sue
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26

This is one of the few measures on
the ballot that promises real economy
with no loss of efficiency. 1t means
exactly what the ballot title says and
provides for extending the terms of
county clerks, treasurers, sheriffs,
coroners and surveyors from two
years to four years. This would
mean that at every other biennial
election the ballot would be greatly
shortened and the election cost re-
duced.
There is no sound reason for a
term of only two years for these Of
fices-a fact that is generally recog-
nized by voters everywhere in the
well-known two-term precedent 1t
is seldom indeed that an efficient
county officer is denied a second
term, but to get 1t he is compelled
to make second campaign at con-
siderable expense to himself, and the
county put to additional election ex-
pense. We have far too many cleo
tions in Oregon, and any measure
that promises to reduce the number
without affecting general efficiency
should be welcomed. This measure
is an excellent one and should be APP
proved.
Vote yes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26

Anti-Saloon League to divide the time
with him at The armory and it was
so agreed. But his local hackers,
being out of accord with the dry
movement, strenuously objected to
allowing the anti-saloonists to ap-
pear at his meeting. Like the spine
less candidate he is, he at once ca
pitulated, Notwithstanding Ashland
voters register four to one, and
more, in favor of dry at every cleo
ton where the issue is up. His po-
litical hackers urge Dr.. Withycombe
to commit political suicide every
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26
A GOOD MEASURE.

No. 342-343. Constitutional amend
ment initiated by r. p. Rasmussen,
Corbett, Oregon; w. NJ. Davis, 1873
Laurelhurst avenue. Portland, Ore
gon.-County Officers Term
Amendment.-Its purpose is to
amend Section 6 of Article VI of
the Constitution of the state of
Oregon, so as to make the terms
of the county clerks, treasurers,
sheriffs, coroners and surveyors
four years instead of two years,
including those who may be elected
at the regular November, 1914,
election.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26

tion? The system did not admit o
it. The last half of the Taft admin
istration fairly illustrated the i'm
practicability of attempting mart,
government. Taft was republican
the lower house was democratic ant
the senate standing so close that NJ
action could be assured without re
sort, by one side or the other, to pro
! gressive votes. The result was ;
long drawn out congressional session
in which the time and treasure of the
| people were worse than wasted il
jugglings, arguments and acrimonie,
in the interest of party with no prac
tical results in the interest of gov.
eminent. That all because repre
sentatives had been elected to repre-.
sent antagonistic parties instead OF
to act independently for good gov
ernment.
The English system was practically
devised for government by party. No
such situation can arise under it.
When the people put a party in pow
er the government is organized by
that party, The crown is head of
the government, but not head of a
political party. The minister, elected
by the party in power, is head of that
party and administers the govern
ment through that party. Every
measure Of the majority becomes at
once an administration measure. and
If it fails of majority vote in the
commons an issue is at once Joined
between the government and the
the settlement of which is
submitted at once to the people by
dissolution Of the commons and an
appeal to an election. The party
must carry the election or relinuuish
control of every branch of the gov.
ernment. That is properly govern
ment by party. To attempt it undcr
the American system is like trying
to fill a round hole with square
plug. 1t does not fit and cannot be
made to fit without reforming.
The powers of government slip away
from the people and lodge in the
party until the whole substance Of
government is usurped by party
which can only hold itself |
together by rigid application of a po-
itical spoils system necessarily inim-
cable to economical, efficient admin
The notion is abroad in this coun-
try that government cannot be man
tanned without party organization.
That is erroneous. Party ascerdency |
,annot be maintained without a par
tisan machine, but party machines
are not at all necessary to wholesome
government. In truth they render
efficient, economical gov
ernment almost impossible.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26

er an endorsement of the principle
than cause for us to abandon it.
The rank and file of republicans de-
manded a revision of the tariff down
ward and where protection amounted
to an abuse to eradicate the abuse.
The Payne-Aldrich bill denied it and
the democratic congress passed it,
We accept the result without ques.
tion as to its source.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26

cess and political organization degen-
Grated into machine to forward per-
sonal ambition and gain office fol-
partisan votaries. And so it contin-
ued for many years. Attractive
codes of principles were Haunted be-
fore the eyes of the people, and all
manner of false issues put forward to
mislead partisans, but all the while
the real issue was whether the lead
ers of this party or that was to gain
the power and enjoy the emoluments.
1t became all too apparent, and the
/ cOmmoners of the parties lost enthu-
siasm. No such public zeal appeared
/ in later campaigns as marked for
mer ones. 1t became harder and
harder for political orators to attract
attention, for the people knew afore-
hand that the argument would not
be in the interest of. popular govern
ment, but rather cunningly devised
diatribe for party success, without
sincerity or honest purpose.
The leaders were sparring for
power and office while government
languished.
The average citizen slowly aroused
to the situation and lost confidence.
There was a falling away of party
support. Communities that one party
had heretofore carried by large ma
jorities now drifted into the hands of
the opposition, there only to demon
strate that the power had been
Wrenched from one only to be mis- |
used by the other Both dominant
parties were controlled by machine |
one as conscienceless and wicked |
as the other-and partisan struggle !
was not in the interest of good gov
ernment, but of machine power,
and eXacting, corrupt and
Taxes went up and eff
ftciency went down. Machine power
'N' 81 S''Oh Ihdl men COulu De uelu
in place by sheer political force re-
of their performances. Then
the danger of it all began to dawn
on the electorate, and the people be-
gan to look for a means through
which corrupt machine control could
be overcome. Oregon led the way
The possibility was first demonstrate
ed in the election of a democratic U.
S. senator by a largely republican
legislature. The Oregon system had
been inaugurated as a machine de-
stroyer and had proven a success.
Party organization resulted in es-
machine methods for party
but it failed to effect eff
cient government, because it was a
system admirably adapted to the one
and impossible in the other. The
American system did not admit of
government by party. Political par
ties nominated candidates; they were
voted for directly by the people, but
proved to be representative of the
party rather than the electorate, and
the only way they could be shaken
off was by the electorate boiling par
ty nominees. Moreover, the Ameri-
can system provided that no legisla-
tive action could be effective until
acquiesced in by three distinct politi-
cal bodies. Every measure must be
passed by the lower branch of con-
gress, by the senate, and approved
by the president, Notwithstanding
under our elective system the presi-
dent might be a democrat, the lower
house republican and the senate So
cialistic, prohibition, progressive, or
what not How could party govern
ment be brought out of that situa-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26

You have something you do not
need. Somebody else needs it and
has what you want Twenty-Five
cents puts your proposition before
two thousand people through the
For Trade" column of the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26

Men will fight for their politics.
but how quiet some of them do keen
about their religion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-26

place he goes, and the shame of it is
he does it. The doctor needs more
SPINE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-10
SHOOTS AT HUBBY, KILLS SELF.
Cedar Rapids Woman Commits Suicide
When Murder Attempt Fails.

Cedar Rapids, June l0.--After failing
to hit her former husband with three
revolver shots at H. 40 o'clock Tues
day Mrs. Nora Franks shot herself IN
the right side and died instantly The
shooting occurred in the Franks home
near Harrison street and Z avenue,
east.
Mrs. Franks was divorced from AL
Franks last fall. In spite CT the di-
vorce, the couple continued 10 live II
a shack on small truck farm at Har-
rison street and E avenue. The shack.
however, was separated into two
apartments. Mrs. Frank occupying one
and her ex-husband the other.
Saturday night the police were called
to the shack by Mrs. Franks and ar
rested Al Franks on a charge of
drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
Monday morning Franks was fined IN
err prisoners on the island until Tues
day morning. when he was released.
Promptly after being relea sed from
the Jail Franks went to .he shack to
get a harness. While he was taking
the harness, his wife rushed into the
room after him. She had a revolver
and fired several shots. Franks jumped
While he was running he heard a re-
volver shot, evidently the one which
Mrs. Franks fired into her side The
revolver used by Mrs. Franks was a
3S-caliber weapon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-10
MATTER OF EVOLUTION
CONSTRUCTION OF CARS CON.
sIsTEMTLY IMPROVED.
From the Light, Open Platform Wood
en- Equipment the Change Has
Beer Made to the Present
Almost Perfection.

To understand and appreciate the
present agitation in regard to steel
cars one must go back to the earlier
passenger equipment on our railroads
and work up to the present situation
through the various changes that have
occurred in our passenger train serv-
ice.
Originally we had light, open plat
form, wooden coaches, with link and
pin couplers, hauled by light engines
at slow speeds. These cars answered
every requirement in their day and
were satisfactory until with the grad
ual increase in speed, accidents oc-
Cured and the telescoping of the open
platform cars led to the introduction
of the Miller and, later, of the Janney
couplers which proved at the time
very successful in preventing telescop-
ing In cases Of collisions. With the
Introduction of heavier cars, heavier
locomotives and still further increases
in speed, these coupleS proved insult
ficient to prevent the breakage of the
platforms and the telescoping Of cars.
The next move was the introduction
of the narrow vestibule. That &C
compHshed for a time the desired re-
suit With still heavier equipment
especially sleeping cars, the narrow
vestibule failed and the wide vesti-
bule. with steel platforms. was adopt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-10
DAILY AUTO ACCIDENT.
ORTCY NO = VVCTUENT.
Insurance Man Of Des Moines Killed at
Ottumwa When Machine Overturns.

Ottumwa, June 10.-J. A. Cummings,
OF keota- and F. Remines Washing
ton. We're severely injured and W. NJ.
Johnson. of Washington, was fatal
ly injured yesterday afternoon
about o'clock when the five
passenger car which they We're
driving turned over on West Main
street near the foot of Blackhawk.
Both Mr. Cummings and Mr.. Romines
were removed to Joseph's hospital and
Mr.. Johnson was taken to the Ottumwa
hospital where he died at 2:40. Mr..
Johnson. was district manager for the
Great Western Accident Association Of
Des Moine's. Cummings has several
ribs broken and is bruised considerably
all over his body. Romines is suffering
from a conclusion of the brain and
bruises
People near by testify the men were
driving at a terrific rate Of speed when
the accident occurred. Those living at
the scene Of the accident say that there
was a loud report as an explosion tax
ing place and that upon looking they
saw the car swerve. and leap into the
air with one Of the occupants being
thrown high about the machine, land
ing on the ground beside the car. The
others were thrown out when 1t turned
completely around and then tipped
over The machine was badly damaged
the right rear wheel being twisted off
the wind shield shattered, the TOP
bent and broken and the other hubs
and axles being twisted. People liv
ing near the scene Of the affair are Of
the opinion that the men in the car
lost control of their machine and that
the high rate Of speed at which they
were travelling and the slight incline OF
the roadway at that place caused the
car to turn over
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-10
WILD GAME MULTIPLYING.
Good Effects Of New Federal Gam,
Law Already Apparent.

Minneapolfs.-Wild ducks in greater
numbers than in any past spring with
in the memory of the younger genera
ton of gunners have stopped over in
Minnesota river marshes on their
northward flight this spring.
This has been the observation of
sportsmen who do most of their shoot
ing in the Bottoms" and keep care
full watch Of conditions there between
times. Not only do they report great
ly increased numbers of ducks, but
also locks of geese and brant flying
low with their ''V'' formation intact
Credit for this condition is given to
the Weeks McLane migratory birds law
which has, to a marked extent. put a
stop to the slaughter of aquatic fowl
by market gunners on their winter
feeding ground in the south and to the
activities of the spring shooters in the
states along the line Of their north
ward spring fight.
Seemingly the Weeks McLane law
with its vested federal authority is
having good effect even before an ac-
tive effort is made to enforce it. It's
moral suasion has perhaps stayed the
trigger finger Of the southern hunter.
Members of the Long Meadow Gun
CIuD declare lNdI DUCKS were tIifS SpI III <
more plentiful about the bottom
lands they own than ever in the his
tory OF the club. This club has planted
wild rice, wild potatoes and other
delicacies which delight the duck.
THE real good Of the federal migra-
tory bird law will not be noticeable
| until next autumn" said Harry F. Legg,
an enthusiastic member Of the Long
Meadow club today. "The good Of the
law will be more noticeable in autumn
than in spring. for, while the birds on
the northward journey IN the spring
! will have thousands of the feminine
| Of the species granted continued exist
ence by the enforcement Of the law, on
the autumn southwark jaunt six or
| eight children Of each OF these spared
mothers will be present in the flight
! ''It is not so much that L he ducks will
be protected from the Wholesale spring
destruction as that there will be more
! in number to breed during the north
ern summers" continued Legg.
/ Even If the government has not
enough of an appropriation to enforce
this law, its very existence will have
a salutary effect, for the man who
violates state laws with irnpunity has
wholesome respect or fear for federal
regulations 4e
BIRDS will still be shot Illegally
II presume" ended Mr. Legg, "but If a
stay is accomplished In the activities
Of pot shooters. this alone will make
It's existence and expense worth while.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-10
FATE OF LADS KEPT SECRET FOR
HOURS BY YOUTHFUL COM.
PANIoNs.
ONE WATERLOO YOUTH DIES
TRYING TO SAVE PLAYMATE
Little Sisters Inquiry Of 11-Year- Old
Neishbor Met With Shocking Answer
Searching For Bodies in Crock
Wohse Waters Are Hish-other
News Of the State.

Waterloo, June 10.-When little Ag-
playmate, if he had seen her brother
John, the boy replied that her brother
had been drowned since Monday morn
ing, and if she doubted him he would
show her the spot where her brother
had gone down.
The informant, who is II years of
age. told of how Charles Edwards aged
IL, had been wading along an over
flown bank and stepped into a hole.
Coogan made an effort to save his
companion, but the two of them
drowned together. The authorities were
notified and have been searching the
creek, but are unable to locate the
bodies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-10

petition, win Investigate and determine
whether the interlocking directorate
1mpatr1 competition between the cor
porations. II the finding be against the
petitioning corporation. it shall be al
lowed not more than three months to
sever it's relations with the competing
concern. In case Of failure to comply,
the corporation will be prosecuted.
The amendment relating to holding
companies and interlocking stock
ownership provides that no corpora
ton shall engage in commerce III II
owns, holds, or controls, directly or in
directly, the whole or any part of the
capital stock or any other means OF
control of any other corporation carry :
ing on competitive business"
Another amendment by Senator
Cummins authorizes the commission to
determine whether any person or cor
poration is selling "below actual cost
for the purpose OF inflicting injury
upon a competitor"
"The trade commission bill is wholly
inadequate in the form in which it has
been reported to the senate" said
Senator Cummins yesterday. Il do not
believe that the powers Of investiga-
ton conferred upon the body would be
abused. The fact is that the powers
are about the same as those exercised
has abused its prerogatives or unduly
and 1 have not heard that that body
by the existing bureau of corporations,
interfered with the affairs of business
concerns.
'"The great fault with the trade COM
mission proposed in the pending bill
is that it would have practically moth
ing to do. want to see it made an
effective body in carrying out the will
of the people to eradicate monopoly
and unlawful combinations. 1t ought
to be given power to end the abuses of
holding companies and interiocking di-
rectorates and interlocking stock con-
troll of corporations. 1t also should
have power to suppress the numerous
Ubiquitous methods by which certain
corporations are accustomed to kill off
competitors.
Until the trade commission is made
such an effective body it will not be
worth the name. All who desire con-
structive antitrust legislation ought
to support the effort that will be made
to improve this measure in the senate.