Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1922-11-02
SENATOR STANF|ELD
URGES VOTERS TO
KEEP HOUSE CLEAN
Says Reelection of Ben OIcott
Over Pierce Is Vital. Necessity
in Developing Oregon Indus
tries.
J. S. Smith Says the Only Way
Pierce Knows to Reduce Tax
es Is to Reduce Them Up
wards; Points to Record.

Oregon has received more approp-
riations from the national government
during the present administration
than she has received before in 20
years" stated Senator r. NJ Stanfield
at meeting held in Newport Monday
evening. Your Republican represen-
tatiyes, aided by the cooperation of
our Republican state government, has
been enabled to secure recommended
tions for appropriations of $5,000,000
for rivers and harbors. $7,000,O00 for
roads and highways, $6,500,000 for
agricultural loans and $250,000 for the
naval base at Tongue Point. In addi-
ton to this Oregon was enabled to re-
ceve recommended appropriations for
new irrigation projects, being the only
state in the entire unicn favored in
! this manner. Outside OF many other
appropriations one that Is of special
interest to you OF Lincoln county is
the fact that we have secured the re-
commentator for the expenditure Of
100000 on the Yaquina bay to COM
plete the project of making this one OF
the finest harbors on the Pacific
coast" he stated further. Our house
is in order now to gain great things
for Oregon-Let's keep 1t So"
i Senator Stanfield spoke at length
on the achievements Of the national
administration and ended his address
with an appeal to the voters of the
state to keep Ben Olcott in office,
1.-THE man who he's given Oregon the
best business administration in the
history Of the state"
= Senator Smith Speaks.
State Senator J. S. Smith of Coos
county followed Senator Stanfield N
the platform and confined his re-
marks to the defense of Governor
Olcott.
the purpose of making a political
speech" " Senator Smith stated, "but
am here merely to defend friend
against some Of the outrageous mis-
statements that have been made Z
am not making fight for the Cathode
church because, in fact, | am an old
line Presbyterian. 1t has been charg-
ed that Governor Olcott Is Catholic
and that the greater portion of his
appointments are Catholic men and
women when. the truth of the matter
Is, that he has made only nine Catholic
appointments during his term of Of
flee. The Catholics represent 15 per
cent Of the population OF the state Of
Oregon and their proportionate share
Of appointments, according to the mum
ber made by the governor, would have
been As. The statement that Mr.. o.
colt is a Catholic is another line Of
political bunk being used by his
enemies in an attempt to gain votes
for Walter Pierce.
! "Mr. Olcott's opponents have scour-
ed the records in an attempt to find
some flaw in his administration but
without avail and in their frantic eff
forts to oust him from office are u.s.
ing the mentioned tactices in hopes
of gaining votes"
Pierce Reduces Taxes Upwar ris.
Senator Smith pointed to Mr.. Oh
colts long record as state official.
"He knows how to run the state gov
ernment in thoroughly businesslik
manner, while Pierce thinks he
knows. Can the people Of Oregon af-
ford to take chance with him?" The
senator pointed to Perce's record
while member Of the state senate
where "ip not one instance was he
responsible for an attempt to relieve
the taxpayers of their heavy burden.
/ ! know these to be facts because Was
a member Of the senate at the time.
The only way Mr.. Pierce ever attempt
ed to relieve the taxpayer was to re-
duce his taxes upwards