East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-05

O Judge by the behavior of the Portland Telegram and
tain citizens of the metropolis might that the
Portland idea at present to make the breach between
Portland and the rest Of the state wide and deep possible
The Telegram openly attempting to on the IA SEN
aors who stood faithfully by their constituents and thereby
blocked the fair promoters their effort to railroad the
ene bill through the legislature In its campaign of defam
alton the Telegram makes the false claim that senator's have
denied the people opportunity vote on whether or not they
want exposition The Portland paper knows that charge
unuhfu and do all who understand the laws of Oregon
The legislature has barred no from submitting 1ar measure
other to the people of the state Any measure
desired be submitted under the initiative and be voted upon
at the general election this fall That time such
should be voted upon if voted upon ALL But what the fair
boosters wanted moral support from the legislature for
scheme to rush their $30OOO0 tax through at the primary
election when but fourth the people vote and when the
Munomah county vote would necessarily be hard to
m preventing that bit of agant injustice to the gasoene
ce state the senate acted with and regard for the
people The ID faithful senators believed their contsu
entS sody behind them and they While the Port
land Telegram attempting bemrch the record of these
atos their folk giving them banquets and telling them
they did noby In trying to create division between these
sos and their people the Portland paper is bng granite
net result such efforts will be to add the feeling
tty existing between Portland and many sections of the
state
If Portanders would stop relying hand picked advice
the fair subject and would really get the state viewpoint they
would deal ruthuly and with fairness they might where
they have been they might see there great justice
In the UP state claim that since Portland is to reap the profits
from the fair Portland should finance the enterprise they
will genowhere by trying to chastse the state or the state
ao who but did their duty they saw it. The Portland uber
allies theory not extremely popular Oregon Nor do people
fall heavily for the notion that few in Portland compose
Imperial Council for Oregon and that to these all must
saaam and report to how vote and what eat Julius
Meier not authorized to instruct any Coos county senator
any other upstate how act in the legislature 1t not
incumbent Senator Hall other senator to report to
Mr. Meier anyone else in Portland Mr. Meier presump
ous in trying to "ca down. the Coos county senator The
Portland fair chairman may be great fellow in his home
town but he has not been anond emperor Oregon and if
he does realize the fact he has something to learn This
commonwealth will guard its sovereignty and allow to
treat it like Persian province
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Mr. Cochran is right the subject of political prisoners
In America there such thing political prisoner and thar
term should not be applied Mr. Debs anyone else convicted
Of violating any of our war laws
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The Telegram thinks Eastern Oregon strongly condemns the
senator's who voted against the special gasoene tax we've
ced the thing senator who voted been pat
ted on the back with great vgor, the Williams
Farm conferences probably do harm but what the dir
farmer desires is more cash for his products.