The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-04-02
women of the United States.

suOh do ilinuuS DeiuB permitted 10
come into this country and into this
state and competing in the logging
camps and other avenues of work and
labor with the laboring men now here.
1t Ia unnecessary for me to add,
that | stand with all good citizens In
this state In favor of upholding and
maintaining our school system in a
fair and liberal way, and in the con-
struction of roads and highways to
meet the demand and requirements of
our farming, producing, commercial
and business classes of the people of
this state, with this qualification, that
feel that whatever plan are adopted
in the construction OF roads in this
feel that whatever plans are adopted
in the construction of roads In this
state and whatever methods are used
In the spending of the peoples money
for such construction. that the interest
of the farming class of the people OF
this state, should be very carefully
safeguarded and their wishes as indi-
Gated through the society of equity and
the Development League and the
Farmers Grange, should be consulted
and followed.
desire also to say that stand ir
revocably in favor of free press and
free speech, and that If should be
successful IN being nominated and
elected governor Of this state, 1 will
see, 30 far as my power will permit,
that no man or woman, rich or poor,
black or white, shall be deprived Of
the opportunity of fairly and decently
expressing themselves anywhere, In
public halls, or upon the streets Of cit
les In this state, as long as they con-
duct themselves in lawful way.
The liquor question has got to be
fought out. Men will be compelled to
take stand, for II or against II. The
saloon is either right or IL Is wrong.
n II is right Il should be maintained
dnd perpetuated; II II iB wrong, II
should be destroyed. | feel that II Is
wrong; | feel that II Is foolish for the
moral societies OF the state OF Oregon
20 talk about fighting vice, preach SER
mons against vice. pass resolutions
against vice and hold banquets and
rake speeches and congratulate each
Cihcr how they are going to fight vice,
and permit the saloon 10 exist In this
state. because II is In the saloon to u
goat extent, that the seed is sown
aud eventually ripens into crime, aud
vice OF every character leading In
the end To the Jail and ponitentiary,
20 the insane asylum and 10 degen-
cracy, say nothing about want and
poverty TO the thousands and millions |
OF women aud children In the land
know what kind OF n battle this
will be- | fully realize the power OF
the liquor element and the Retail LII |
quor association OF this state, who are I
always on guard and ready to battle I
for their position | know how hard /
IL Is to make merchants. bankers, and
business men take an active interest
In the movement. because they fire.
quently fear that IL will inJure the
market, the store. and bank, and IN
other words. all trade. The facts are
that II every saloon was driven out
of business In Portland, inside OF six
months or year. the merchants and
business men would be the ones who
would be congratulating each other
rpon the advance in every line Of bus
ness, and better payments OF the bills
Of their patrons.
To illustrate this, herewith quote
an extract from letter written TO ,
me November II, 1913, by Hon. Sias
Porter, who is one OF the judges OF the
supreme court OF Kansas, and a man
VITO has lived In Kansas during the
a, of the amendment to its constitu-
Sen aud man OF great ability and
)m town, Kansas City, Kansas. has :
Ner 100000 population. II is a city
II manufacturers. Six or eight years
Igo, when they started to enforce the
aw rigldly, there were something like
20 Joints running practically wide
'pen, Many of the bars were fixed up
n luxurious manner and enormous
ums were paid over the bars every
lay Many conservative business men :.