The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-05-05
LABOR Will PROFIT
BYROAD BOND ISSUE


1O tne Euttuts
one word more on the barrett.
Harrah-vert propaganda against Good
Roads and the Bond isAue.
These men who control the various
ORGANIZATIONS. the names OF which
they use In their advertisements, are
wealthy land owners. They have
made their fortunes In umatilla coun.
~. They have lived here many years
Hut during all these years not ono OF
these men has ever gained any noto-
riety for his philanthropy. progressive
ness or personal endeavurs toward ths
betterment OF the county as a whole
Never movement has been inaugur-
ated by these men 'nor one In which
they have interested themselves nn-
less Its ultimate object was q personal
gain to them, ~ s.
And now these men want to dictate
10 the people OF umatilla, Hermiston,
StAnfield. Echo. Helix Pilot Rock.
Milton. rreewater and the whole
county as TO what they shall or shall
not do In regard TO the Bond Issue,
These men are the millionaire
wheat farmers who want to see no
progress or development In the coun-
| ty. They want the taxpayers OF the
county to 20 on spending all the tax
money In building them q maeadam
road and In maintaining II. They have
road-the only good road In the
county--and they want no more good
roads built because II would not per-
sonally benefit them. They have no
I interest In any part of the county ex-
cept that wherein their lands are 10.
Gated and since the roads TO be built
l by the bonds do not criss-erosS the
wheat belt and give them perfect
roads. they are making the misstate.
ment that the Bonds mean increased
taxes and high cost OF living, when In
fact the Bonds mean less taxation and
lower cost OF living because the
roads will provide Tnore adequate and
cheaper means OF transportation and
communication to the entire county.
They cry. Protect the widows
Mite" When before In their long
years OF money making did these men
ever consider the widow and her mite ?
Have they protected her mite and ae-
eumulated individual fortunes at the
same timer This Is the way they pro-
| tect the widows mite. by going around
and asking the poor people to donate
money to them to be used In putting
on q campaign against the Bond Is
sue. Why don't they put up this
money themselves7 They have plenty
Of IT, In fact. the people, the dear
people would like to see nothing 50
much as these men spending a few
dimes OF their many thousand dollars.
- ,,.a,tta lfEa aa nnN0Pfnni-
~ to get some OF this money In cir
culation.
They also appeal to the laborcr,
What have they ever done for the
laborer? The laborer IL the bane OF
their existence. In fact, they are
continually endeavorinE to 30 perfect
their operations that they can do
away with the lRborer entirely. The
Bond issue means that the laboreF with
get $500. 10000 of the issue, for that
amount will be spent for labor In the
construction OF these roads and II will
be local labor.
II these men are sincere In their
protestation then we propose that they
loan the county the money required
10 build good roads and charge no In
terest. They have the money and
more than enough, and they could af-
ford to do this without endangerins
the widows mite in the least.
We appeal again to the common
people OF UmAtilia county to assert
their Independence and say whether
or not these few selfish milllonalres
dictate to them.-tAdv.)
Cmatilla County Good Roads Assn.
BY w. c. E. PRUIT'r. Secretary.