The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-21
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N0UNCES CANDIDACY

can nomination for governor. MIR.
simpson. one Of 0regon's most sue
cessful young business men. announces
his platform as follows.
In announcing myself as candi-
date for nomination for governor on
the Republican ticket IL the primary
election to be held on May Il, 1915.
desire 70 appeal 70 the voters of Ore
gon as Individuals. who. as such, are
well qusllled to Judge the issues of
the day and who can and will vote as
their judgment shall direct
Il am "a Republican ard believe ia
the principles of the Republican party,
and above verifying am an Ameri-
can and believe liz the principles of my
country. | am not member of, nor
affiliated with, any particular faction
OF part Of the Republican party nor
am | pledged to support any Of the
for office at the coming pri-
mary election. / pledge the people Of
Oregon that, IN conducting my cam
palgn | will not support any particular
for office IN preference to
the other candidate for the same office
that | will not promise appointment TO
office or political patronage 10 anyone
that if nominated and elected / shall
enter office with neither promise nor
pledge to redeem. except those which
give to the people themselves re-
serving the right to make such APP
pointments and to conduct the office
with whatever unprecedented independ-
ence the best interests of the people of
Oregon and the development, peace
and welfare of the state shall demand.
If the voters decide that they do not
desire that | be their candidate | will
give my undivided support to the Re-
publican candidate Of their choice.
Il shall, as far as possible. make a
personal campaign, with the object of
meeting as many indil iduals as time
will permit, and shall endeavor to es-
tablish and maintain a close personal
relationship with the people of the
state, SO that | may the better know
and understand their needs and re-
quirements.
In the present struggle for world
peace, democracy and the very exist
ence of the nation itself, the first sol
emn obligation of every man. woman
and child is to the land of their birth
or adoption. Faithful to that obliga-
tion Oregon IS proud of its contribu-
tion in men, money, food, Humber and
ships. The entire wealth and all of
the resources of the state have been
placed at the disposal Of the govern
ment, and if nominated and elected,
shall accord the nation andathe admin
istration that full and complete meas
ure of support and assistance which its
patriotic citizenship has already eX-
acted.
"The people of Oregon have placed
upon the state books certain laws
which, if nominated and elected,
shall, with All the power and authority
Of the office of governor, rigidly and
uncompromisingly enforce. The spirit
OF the times and the vital Importance
Of state wide prosecution of the gov
enrment's war activities require that
law and order shall prevail. | shall
consider il my sacred duty to preserve
such a condition.
II favor the establishment Of a ma
tional, uniyersal eight hour day for all
classes Of labor except for agriculture,
the very nature of which makes it inn
possible to restrict the working hours
to any set number
II am firmly convinced that the
progress, prosperity and development
Of Oregon demands that all lines of
business, with due consideration Of the
absolute necessity of practicing most
rigid economy, be maintained AS nearly
normal as war conditions will permit /;
and that public expenditures should be
limited to actual necessities, under no
circumstances permitting private or
public improvement to interfere with
the successful prosecution of the war.
81 favor the comprehensive improve
ment and construction of roads, partic-
ularly the main or trunk highways,
which are Of themselves military ne
cessities, and | believe that during the
war this work should be prosecuted
only, with the consent and approval Of
the national government. favor the
construction of an adequate system Of
military highways for the defense Of
the Pacific coast and believe that the
national government should undertake
such construction Immediately upon
the termination of the war, 50 that
those resources upon which the nation
is 50 largely depending in prosecuting
the war will be properly conserved and
protected. and further as a means Of
atfordng employment for the hundreds
of thousands of soldiers during the
period Of readjustment or until such
time as the productive activities Of
peace will require their employment.
'lf nominated and elected
II shall encourage and support such
legislation as may be necessary for the
establishment Of nationwide prohibi-
tion and the permanent adoption Of
equal suffrage in the state and nation.
81 shall endeavor at all times to
create and stimulate that patriotic co.
operation between employer and EN-
ploye rendered so necessary by the
strenuous conditions Of war and so es-
sential to the progress and advance
ment of the state,
II shall aid and assist in every way,
commensurate with due and proper
economy, the educational system and
| liSllIutluHS Ol tHt Sldle anu III every
possible manner increase their effci.
/ ency.
With a knowledge and appreciation
of the enormous resources of Oregon,
shall endeavOr to promote development
of those resources through establish
ment of new industries and by encour.
aging settlers and urging such legisla-
tion as will tend to make living CON
ditions better for the thousands OF
workers and laborers throughout the
| state.
"ln administering the Office of the
states highest executive shall con.
sistently endeavor to give Oregon ar
impartial, clean. economical and busi
nesslke administration, an administra-
tion which will have as its ideal the