East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-19

countries OF Europe are already
crushed with vast burdens Of debt
Inevitably" says Mr. Conant. "a
large part OF the burden imposed by
the waste Of war will fan upon the
laborer and the man OF small income.
For them the war means in large
measure that the increased productive
power OF the race due to machinery,
which has added so vastly to human
comfort in our time. will be can
celed by the waste Of war. II means
that the price of everything they buy
will be increased in order that the
dealer may pay higher taxes, Who
shall say that under any form of tax
alton such burdens will not react di-
rectly upon the rental OF the humbl-
est laborer and indirectly, through the
enhanced rental of shops and stores
upon the price of what he buys? And
this is only one Of the many forms in
which the financial burden win fall
upon the masses in all the countries at
war and in the form Of increased debt
and interest charges upon their chill
dren and chndren's children yet un-
born"
No bands will play when the taxes
are collected, and there viii be no
hypnosis of applause. In this feature
Of the war there lies great danger to
the dynasties that will be held re-
sponsible by the workers who must
Fay the bills.-Chicago News.
DIR. Withycombe is qualifying more
and more as the reactionary candidate
for governor.
\ Reactionary He has declared
Candidate. himself for the as
sembly plan as op-
posed to the direct primary.
j He has denounced the exclusion of
Chinese laborers from oregon.
He regards the single item veto
proposal as double edged sword -
He makes it plain he is against the
vetoing of appropriations and believes
t the governor should harmonic" with
the legislature.
He has referred to Oregon's system
; of popular rule as -newfangled gov
; eminent which is exactly in line with
views of the big corporation attorneys
; and other reactionary citizens.
: He mourns the defeat of Taft and in
a speech a few days ago said that the
, people made great blunder, OF
! words to that effect, when they elect,
ed Woodrow Wilson as president.
This is the platform DR.. Witty
combe has made for himself and by
: that platfoAn he must be judged. DR.
2 Withycombe's expressions on tbs
, above pertinent subjects may hav,
I been i'll advised but they have no
been slips of the tongue" He ha
2 spoken his convictions. His views a
= expressed in recent speeches are il
) line with his past actions. DR.. Witty
r combe approved of the assembly fou
years ago and showed his approval b,
going before the assembly seeking it
. endorsement for governor at tina
time. He has always believed in tn
assembly plan and does yet. so he say
; himself.
The truth of the matter is that Dr.
: Withycombe. while most estimabl
man personally. is not and never ha
I been in sympathy with what is oftel
termed progressivism. He has a con
servative or tory mind. There is nee
r for such people. But they are no
: the people to have control in a grow
;. ing, progressive state like Oregon
: Our people feel they can think 70
9 themselves. They do not need an
: political masters to tell them what
s good for them and what is bad. The
V do not want to be held down by ol
n notions and old falsehoods. This
an American state not a Europea
province.
1t would be strangely inconsister
for the people Of Oregon TO elect d
withycombe as governor Of this stat
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