Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-05-24
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house Saturday evening. The
program was short but very
nicely rendered. The room was
well filled with the lovers Of
music and the community at
large. Lieutenant Porter and a
number of the soldier boys were
present. The Lieutenant and
his company passed the winter
at the Agency and while here
formed many pleasant associa-
ti/s and for this reason he
came over not only to attend
the musicale but to see and bid
his friends goodbye before leav-
Ing for Vancouver, and from
there will go to Palo Alto, Calf.
From there to the battle front in
France. The scenery on the
stage had recently been painted
by Mr.. DePoe and presented
beautiful artistic appearance.
Program: song, Smile, Smile,
Smile, by the class; piano solo,
Cavalier March, Margaret Har-
ney; piano solo, Daddy's Waltz,
Minnie Ballinger; vocal solo,
Send Me Away With A Smile,
Miss Adelaide Adams; piano solo
Pearly Dew Drops, Miss Alice
Chalcraft; piano solo, Rose d.
Antoine, Miss Helen King; ladies'
quartette, Polly Waddle Doodle,
Miss Adams, Miss Harney, Miss
Tronson, Mrs. DePoe; piano So
10, Juannita, Miss Linda Kimbell;
piano Duet, Sight Seeing, Mrs.
DePoe, Mrs. Chalcraft; piano So
10, Narcissis, Mary Alice Bensell;
piano solo, Magurka, Maxine
Hall; vocal solo, Indiana, Ade-
laide Adams; piano solo, Alsas-
tin Dance, Lowell King; Military
March, Clara Slocum; Life in the
Trenches Belgium Song Long
Boy; Closing by singing the Ma
tional Anthem by the audience
all standing.
The primary law is a goou
thing il the people would take
an interest In its observance.
Less than fifty per cent of the
vote was cast at Siletz although
the day was fine and pleasant.
The result of the election so far
as returns show is very satisfac-
tory. The nomination of Gov
ernor Withycombe to succeed
himself gives good satisfaction
and the same feeling is express
ed in regard to Senator McNary.
In these war times if we have
good men in Office keep them
there as expressed by Mr.. Lin
coin, 1t is not a good plan to
trade horses in the middle of a
stream. This government has
been run mainly by two great
political parties viz, the Demo-
Gratis and the Republicans and
this principle of party govern
ment will continue right along.
Men live and die but principles
do not. The principles of the
Republican party since the days
OF Lincoln have been right.
Governor Seymour of New York
once said when the parties are
more equally divided we have
the better government. We must
be progressive in order to meet
the new conditions which arise
we cannot stand still. The
needs of yesterday are not the
needs of to day and the Repub-
lican party must be able to ap-
ply new conditions as they arise
The great problem now is to
win the war. II we fail in this
We will have no country. -.
Iron Duke, Bismark, who made
the German empire and looked
foreward to a world empire did
not expect to accomplish this by
war but by "kultur" and diplom-
acy. In an absolute monarchy
no one but the ruler can have
any responsibility. Bismark was
a statesman, not made but born
But when the time came the
Kaiser fired the old chancellor
out and took the reins of govern.
ment In his own hands and
since then he has run things tc
suit himself and will crush with
IN iron hand everything that op.
pose him. He has got the world
into a great row and now he
cannot stop 1t until he is licked
to a frozzle. Some medical ex-
perts say he is a degenerate
a syphilitic maniac. He has
again covered Europe with tears
and has caused to be slain and
manned millions OF the young
manhood Of his own country as
well as that of others and the
good Lord only knows when this