East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-06-20
LETTERS THAT PASSED
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or ecclesiastical in the whole WoIlC
and renouncing allegiance of any de
gree or nature to any foreign govern.
/ ment, nation, political institution, sect
people or person is a crime; if thu
PRONUNCIATION of free public schools il
a crime; if the protection of pure
Womanhood is a crime; if the desire
| for white supremacy in u white mans
| country is crime; or the demanC
| for American school teachers to in
| struct American children is a crime
! if the practical fraternal fellowship
| of men whose standard is worth no
wealth, character not cash, and cour.
| ageous manhood based upon honol
| untarnished by the touch Of hyproc.
ricy or the veneering of society's sell
fish social valuation is a crime; or In
short, if being a member of en- or
ganization whose criterion of char
acter is based upon that of the living
Christ, then / am a criminal and
thousands of the best respected citi-
-zens from every walk in life in this
good old state are criminals and the
majority of officers of the state, cleo
tive and appointive are criminals.
My services for the past seven
years on this Board have been honest,
faithful, unbiased and conscientious
and / have helped to make this Board
the criterion for similar Boards in
many States, and while / neither eX-
pect or desire further consideration
at your hands, feel that my resigna-
tion rendered on the grounds suggest
ed by you would, in a measure, be a
confession or rather an admission OF
wrong doing or malfeasance, hence |
prefer that you proceed with my re-
moval from the Board in the regular
mode, stating, as you will of course,
your reason for the action.
81 was not surprised by receipt of
your letter, as / was advised yester-
day that it was enroute. However, it
is beyond the comprehension of your
best friends why a man who was as
clean, square and outstanding as you
were when you inherited the guberna-
torial chair, could allow himself TO be
enticed into such filthy mess of po-
litical garbage.
"To the thinking minds of oregon,
you occupy one of three positions, viz
either you are not familiar with the
basic principles of the organization
which you condemn. or, being cog
infant, you are not in sympathy with
the movement for all-American free
public schools: you do not believe
that allegiance to the United States
and the American flag should come
first: that America should be for AM
orleans first and not for the dross
from the melting pot, or elso You Do
know that the principles Of the X. X.
X are right and just and you ARE in
sympathy with them. but for reasons
which are not commendable you have
been induced to crucify your love Of
country. justice, Americanism and
YOUR conscience upon the cross Of po-
iitical ambition.
'Summarily, 7 have absolutely no
regrets so far as 7 am concerned, per-
sonally. on the contrary. ! deem IL
an honor to be relegated. for the
present. to tho political chaingang to-
gethpr with such worthy men as
Charley Gates. Mayor Of Medford. and
Bert Anderson. late member Of the
State Fish and Game Commission.
Awaiting your further action. at
your pleasure.
yours truly.
DIR. r. G. ELLSWORTH" 4"