Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-10-09

Oregon for its own People
The people OF Oregon ought to receive the
benefit OF its natural resources just stockholders re-
ceive dividends Let those who share Oregons ad
vanages come here to collect hem
Return So, 900 900 to Oregon
There is about $8,O00,000 due Oregon, taken
by the general Government from the sale of Oregon
lands and used develop other Oregon needs this
money 1t should be returned at
Capitalize Our Resources
Whether managed by the Federal Government
land water power etc. should be secured Oregon. and
if necessary capitalized borrowed against just pri
vate corporation would do.
No Monopoly
Natural resources should be held in trust for
the people and leased for use on flexible terms. We
have the deposits of soda and potash in the world
Eastern Oregon Caliomas deposit have passed into pr
vate hands Make this impossible in Oregon
Roads
The Federal Government has constitutional
backbone Of civilization and The reasons
that lead the general Government to develop Alaska apply
oregon immigration
We have no moral right to invite immigration
with no place tor the immigrant to settle unless he
is capitalist We should lands for homes by IT.
gaton drainage and dyng and should jar loose the lands
held out OF use at high speculative prices.
Population
We talk of the high cost of living, but the root
OF the matter is too many consumers in cities and not
enough producers the soil Country life must be made
agreeable by roads and improvements and land must
be opened to settlers
Ports, Portland and Astoria
!here are too few ports on the Oregon Coast.
Every one should be improved; not only the great
Goomba River ports bs. Coo, Bay Yaquna and all others
based on actual cost OF haul will give Portland and Astoria
their natural advantage Of the only grade the Pacific
Coast rom the Inland Empire to the
Tran-Paclfic Steamers
the Columbia River ports get their natural advantage
% Ct 1 5 ns na DEP and safe
Labor ,,I''''' at Portland and Astoria
The producing OF laborers is unlimited Every baby is
sese Ds to M with 5 Other baby live it;
o' and should Ss ] ssesSr % ta fs w
Capital
Capital is stored up labor and goes or should 90, hand
in hand with labor should be recklessy assaed by
prejudice but in the last analysis be valuable
Corporations
The greatest liberty should be allowed purely individual
enterprises but where the right do comes from the
f n ; Ss ;s.s:: i;::
Trusts
The evil OF trust is not its SIZE Its bigness may be
good economy Its evil is in the control Of the markets
eisd ''s ~hs s@sSs s eodue sss
% the the '1 es e% will Ss swa nnspiS I himself
Commerce
Now that American coastwise ships pass through the
canal on equal terms with other ships the
Seattle have the hiring and Vic.
toria have.
The Customs District
The north and south sides Of the Columbia are in two
different districts It absurd and costly and in
convenient vessels The Columbia River
in district
Mining
Mining should receive the same encouragement that
agriculture is receiving. Geological should be esab
Bshed in Eastern and Southern Oregon at least.
Typographical Survey
Regardless OF what the state puts up for the purpose
the general Government should complete the Typographical
speedily possible These for road build
ing canal construction and an infinite number purposes
Suffrage
have always favored equal suffrage. favor National
equal suffrage A has the right say into what sort
of world her child shall be born.
Prohibition
favor the sctest regulation, backed up by educated
public opinion do favor prohibition believe it does
prohibits hypocrisy personal
liberty Of all. think personal freedom the greatest force there
sueive Of character.
WILLIAM HANLEY
Paid Advertisement, by William Eaney Campaign Committee