Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-01


Oregon for It's own People
The people Of Oregon ought to receive the
benefit Of its natural resources just stockholders
ceive dividends Let those who share Oregors ad
vanages come here to collect them.
Return So, ,OOO, 900 to Oregon
There is about $8,000,000 due Oregon, ia ken
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 pr
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 greatest deposits of soda and potash in the world
in Eastern Oregon CALIFORNIA; deposit have passed into p
vate hands. Make this impossible in Oregon.
Roads
The Federal Government has constitutional
powers to build post roads. Good roads are the very
backbone Of civilization and commerce The
that lead the general Government to develop Alaska apply
to Oregon. Tnnn,iVra4ion
We have no moral right to invite immigration
with no place for the immigrant settle unless he
is capitalist We should prepare lands for homes by IL
gaon drainage and dykng 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 in cities and not
enough producers on the soil Country life must be made
agreeable by roads and improvements and land
be opened to settlers.
Ports, Portland and Astoria
There are too few ports on the Oregon Coast.
Every one should be improved not only the great
Columbia River ports but Coos Bay Yaquna and all others
ON our coast deep channel to the sea- and freight rate
baaed Of haul Portland and AsoTia
their natural advantage Of the only grade the Pacific
Coast from the Inland Empire to the
Tram-Pacific Steamers
II the Columbia River ports get their natural advantage
Of waergrade haul and maintain deep channel and safe
Labor
The producing of laborers is unlimited Every baby is
sGmps'Or with eyey other baby to live nation J: !s
% %o%"n 1 u i labor $ % federal S Sss w
Capital
Capital is stored up labor and goes should 60 hand
in hand with labor Ii should be Ieeklessy assaed by
prejudice but in the last oO"b' property never be valuable
Corporations
The greatest liberty should be allowed purely individual
enterprises but where the right do business from the
o. When the people lie S at stake IN health morals or food the people
have right regulate that busnes but only fairly and full hearing
Trusts
The evil OF trust is not its size Its bigness may be
good economy It's evil is in the control of the markets 90
that dictates both producer and The real remedy denial
Of oil monopoe privileges and credits begin who the produe
ton begns with the soil Give the farmer chance finance himself
choapB lbeeve the ystem will help toward this
Commerce
Now that American eoastwise ships pass through the
canal equal terms with other shps open our ports to the
competition Of the world Tor traffic Let Portland and
Seattle have the chance hiring bottoms that Vancouver and V
ora have.
The Customs District
The north and south sides of the Columbia are in two
different customs districts Il s absurd and costly and in
convenient vesse The Columbia River port should he
In district
Mining
Mining should receive the same encouragement that
agriculture is receiving Geological stations should be esab
Lled 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 road build
ne canal construction and an Infinite number Of purposca
Suffrage
have always favored equal suffrage. favor National
equal suffrage has the right to say into what sort
ui world her child shal be born.
Prohibition
favor the sctest regulation backed up by educated
public opinion do not favor prohibition believe does
phbh hpoehuy and iuyad for cw the personal
liberty ei AL think personal freedom the force there
siueuve oi character
WILLIAM HANLEY
Pad Aavtrtmcn, BY William llanley Campaign Committee