OREGON CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1914
PLAYING FAVORITES
How the Government Plugs Along
the Exploiting Game
Editor Courier:
The great, overshadowing prob
lem of the human race, like all other
species of animals, is to obtain a liv
ing. Getting a living to the human
race, primarily means food, clothing,
and shelter. To obtain these keeps
us employed the greater part of our
time. We have a more diversified
mind in connection with a physical
body and are enabled to employ tools
in our efforts to satisfy our material
wants. In addition thereto we have
what are usually called artificial de
sires, which are regarded as promot
ing our wellfare or happiness. The
procuring of all these affairs is ac
complished by labor. Not an ounce
of flour has been brought into the
world without labor. Not a note of
music on a simple Jew's harp is brot
forth but by labor. I take it no one
will even think, no matter how prone
to argue, to dispute these state
ments. It appears to me, that being the
case, that there should not be any
hindrance for the human race or any
individual member of the race to
ward production of the things that
promote human happiness. When
ever such handicap is so placed by
society in its organized capacity it
is because of an improper conception
of the results attendant the acts.
When such handicap is placed by an
individual it is usually because such
person seeks to benefit personally
from the disadvantage placed upon
Lilts person eugaeu ui dcchii m en
gage in some form of industry. Not
infrequently will the obstructor pro
claim high moral impulses for the
community or unselfish interest in
the person or persons so obstructed.
At other times they claim divine
right as ruler or ownership of natur
al resources.
Among the many forms of ob
struction which have grown up in our
highly centralized society, is the
practice of interest on money, in fact
interest, rent and dividends, or as
some prefer the term,, profit, consti
tute the three cardinal methods of
commercial exploitation. The three
usual methods of obtaining unearned
increment or to use a simpler phrase
getting something for nothing.
Take the process of taking inter
est on money. Money is in no sense
valuable intrinsically. Money Is
merely a commonly accepted credit
passed from hand to hand to facili
tate exchange of value; a simple
form of book-keeping.
Organized society, i. e., the gov
ernment, has monopolized the mak
ing of money, which is to say the
government regulates the amount of
universally accepted credit. Money
is, under our system of production,
the most essential single factor to
ward production. It therefore fol
lows that in order to promote hu
man happiness money should be ob
tainable m such a manner as not to
intorforo with full ranacitv nroduc-
tion in order that human needs and
pleasures may be fulfilled.
The most fundamental factors of
human needs are the products of the
soil, the results obtained from farm
ing. It would seem therefore that
a government having the welfare of
the people at heart would promote
soil production above any other in
dustry. That is to say, seek to re
move every artificial handicap from
full farm production; would either
use the organized forces of govern
ment to carry on farming on a -collective
plan, or furnish such credit
to the individual farmer at actual
cost so no waste would be suffer
ed by the drain upon the resources
of the producer in order to obtain
such credit from other persons,
which is the present method of ex
ploiting the most useful and neces
sary group of workers, for the bene
fit of a group of shirkers.
At present the government will
furnish the public credit money to a
group of bankers who are in fact
merely highwaymen upon industry.
Heretofore even the national bank
ers were not permitted by law to
make farm loans. This much of a
handicap, so recent press reports in
form us, been removed by an "or
der" from the secretary of treasury.
The government, federal and state,
spend annually not a few million dol
lars taken from the people in gen
eral for the announced purpose of
promoting production. Most, if not
all, as some even claim, is absolutely
wasted, bringing no results. Now,
if this paternalistic government
would instead provide farm credits
at actual cost of service all this tre
mendous waste would be eliminated.
Numerous groups of parasitic per
sons and institutions could turn
their time and energies to produc
tive efforts. From Bathrich, M. C,
from Ohio, we learn that farm in
debtedness is on a rapid increase. It
would seem to a person hearing: the
pretty maxims regarding industry
and economy bringing riches that
these riches were brought not to the
persons practicing these homely vir
tues, but to persons who had erected
tollgates on the road over which
these riches were wont to travel.
A government which permits, or
still worse, encourages one group of
citftens to prey upon another group
forfeits the respect of fair-minded
men, for it was written "that when
ever any form of government be
comes obtsructive to these ends it is
the right of the people to alter or
abolish it." ,
John F. Stark.
F. G. Mighells Dead
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The funeral was held from his late
residence Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Mighells was born in Ran
dolph, N. Y., JVIarch 4, 1848. He liv
ed near Oregon City since then. He
is survived by two sons, Fletcher and
Florentine, and two daughters, Mrs.
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GIVE IT THE BLACK EYE
George -Hicinbotham's Last Word
Against Bonding Proposition
Oregon City, Rt. 2, May ,2, '14.
Editor Courier:
This will be our last chance to say
a word to the voters of Clackamas
County, through the columns of the
old fair and square Courier, before
the Primary election, and there are a
few points in regard to these hard
surfaced roads that I would like to
call your attention to.
In a county like this, where our
roads have so many up and down
grade.) on them, the hard surfaced
road is not the kind that the farmer
or teamster wants. They are not
satisfactory on the grades for heavy
teaming, either in wet or frosty
weather. The crushed rock road is
the ideal road for farmers and team
sters,. I don't think farmers or teamsters
had anything to do in designating the
kind of roads that should be built in
this county bonding bill. That was
done, undoubtedly, By the automobile
men, and the men who were interest
ed in the cement and sand business,
and others who were feathering their
nests for good fat jobs and an easy
time, and lots of fun, without due
regard for the interests of the farm
er and teamster, beside being a bad
kind of road to pull loads over. They
are a very costly road and most of
this great cost goes right into the
pockets of the bond holders, the men
we have to buy the material of, the
transportation companies and the
high priced skilled laborers, who will
bi called on continually, not only in
the first construction, but in all the
repair work on the roads after they
are built. And the work that could
all be done by the farmers and the
common laboring men in building
good crushed rock roads, will mostly
be thrown into the hands of the other
fellows, in building and repairing
these hard surfaced roads. Then
contract work, in the construction of
these roads is very dangerous, it is
so easy to do bad, cheap work in this
kind of road construction, which can
not be detected until it is too late.
- New York and California both lost
millions of dollars just by graft and
imperfect construction. Then in a
wet climate like this those hard sur
faced roads would settle and crack,
and then crumble and expert writers
on this subject claim that when the
surface gets dirty, and you try to
re-dress it and patch it. up with con
crete, that the dressing will soon
crack and scale off, and will not ad
here to the old surface well.
Another thing is that the men who
have helped to make out the esti
mates for the cost of this road per
mile, have only put it at about
$7,000 per mile, when it cost Jackson
County between $11,000 and $12,000
per mile. It cost them $1.25 per
vard, and if we could get it done for
$1.00 per yard it would cost us over
$9,000 -per mile, which would bring
the interest up to over $400 per mile.
This for each year. I hope every
body will study this bill carefully,
and give it the black eye.
George Hicinbotham.
SNOW BONDS UNDER
Aulo Factories. Road Machine Com
panies and their kind are Behind
Hubbard, Ore. May 4, 1914.
Editor Courier:
Perhaps if the writer had never
had any experience with road Donas
he might not be so bitter against the
present proposition to bond the coun
ty to the tune of $600,000. But I
know what it is to have one's pron
erty levied upon by the collector for
taxes to pay interest on those iniqui
tous bonds, and I know a county in
the middle west that is bonded for
road purposes where they have not
had an open session of the County
Court for 20 years. Why? Because
the deputy United States Marshall
was there to arrest them and .take
them to Fort Leavenworth if they
failed to levy a tax to pay interest
on those bonds and on the Other
hand were the taxpayers, who de
clared that the judges would never
reach"' their homes alive if they did
make the levy.
Less than a month ago I saw in
the news dispatches where a county
in the same state had paid a road
bond indebtedness that had been
drawing interest for 44 years, and
the taxpayers didn't have a ' shovel
full of dirt to show for it. I know
that the present bond boosters are
shedding crocodile tears over the
woes of the farmer, but be ye not
deceived it is not the farmers' bene
fits they are seeking, but to line
their own pockets is what they are
after.
I have noticed Primary Election
notices posted at different places
with no special election notice near
them, and other places where the
special election had other matter
tacked over them so one couldn't
read them if he so desired. It looks
as though someane was trying by
fraud to do what thev are afraid
they may not accomplish in the
open.
Finally, brethren, don't forget that
bonds mean bondage and that the
automobile manufacturers, their sal
esmen and the road machinery agent
are not boosting these bonds for
vour benefit. They want the bonds
and they don't give a whoop what be
comes of the taxpayer and the far
mer. Let us turn out and snow
them under so deen that they may
never be resurrected.
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CHARLES F. TERRILL
Republican Candidate for Constable
District No. 4
Something New
A farmer by the name of George
Bliss, who lives at Carus, has just
purchased a two-horse corn planter
with fertilizer attachement which
drops fertilizer in each hill of corn.
Mr. Bliss moved here four years ago
to grow corn, clover and hogs, and he
savs he is sure it will pay here in
Oregon. , Mr. Bliss grows corn to
fatten his hogs and has raised and
sold nearly one hundred hogs and
pigs within eight months. He says
to grow them on clover, and fatten
them on corn, and it will keep up
your ground and bring in returns.
Mr Bliss has one of the best farms
near Oregon City and he will
planting corn next week.
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FOR COUNTY TREASURER
I am a Grand Army man, a mem
ber of Meade Post, Oregon Citv.
During the Civil War I gave the
best Z years of my life to .save
what is now this great and glorious
nation, having been a member of Co.
G, 19th Ohio Infantry for 3 months
and of Co. A, 2nd Ohio Cavalry for
37 months.
I am now a candidate for the of
fice of County Treasurer of Clacka
mas County at he hands of the Re
publican party and if nominated and
elected I promise to give to the
people a polite, prompt, efficient
and economical administration of the
office.
Reference I have been Treasurer
of Gladstone City for two years.
Jams K. Pardee.
This will be my own solicitor.
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DANGER LOOK OUT!
Hagemann Tells Farmers Road
Bonds will Mean Bondage to Them
Editor Courier:
On Friday, the 15th of May, the
legal voters of Clackamas countyi
win decide wnetner we win bond our
selves, our children and grand chil
dren to the tune of $600,000 for road
bonds, to run for 30 years at 5 per
cent inferest. There are several
reasons why this proposition should
be defeated at the polls by such an
overwhelming majority that the pro
moters would never attemp to foster
such a plan for us again.
The parties behind the bonding
scheme are not the little fellows,
that do the howling. They are the
oil companies and their allies the
loan shark, trust companies and
manufacturers, etc., especially the
Standard Oil Co.
Before the advent of the automo
bile and its companions, gasoline
was at a discount, there was very
little demand for it, but now days it
is at a premium 17 cents per gal
lon in bulk and 23 cents in cans. It
is quite a price for a farmer's by
product, consisting principally of
water.
Then again, there are the gentle
men and ladies of leisure and their
agents that expect to draw the in
terest on the bonds that you tax
payers will vote on next week.
By looking at the special election
notices posted all over the county,
all these people have in view is a Pa
CIFIC HIGHWAY.
Road No. 1, specifies from Mult
nomah county line, by way of Clack
amas to Oregon City, $70,000, about
8 miles. Road No. 2, from Oregon
City to Canby, $75,000. Road No. 3,
Canbv to Aurora and Marion County
line, $32,000. Road No. 4, Canby to
Needy, $64,000. Total $241,000,
minimum, not maximum for those 4
roads alone, or a little over two-
fifths of the entire amount of the
bond issue. But this is not all. Why
was thij word minimum, instead of
maximum entered herein? It sig
nifies only the beginning of the con
struction, the balance of the cost for
completing those roads. YOU WILL
BE ASKED TO DIG UP LATER
ON. Then those $000,000 will not
even macadamize those highways,
let alone hard surfacing. -
The roads selected are all old, es
tablished highways and in a fair
condition for travel, except a few,
isolated short stretches on the Port-land-Canby
line, that need attention.
But where is the West Side, Os
wego, Tualatin Frog Pond, Stafford,
Wilsonville, Pleasant Hill coming in
at? Oh $30,000 is plenty for you
farmers. You are used to the pres
ent conditions, and therefore you can
wait awhile, Just vote those bonds
and you will get a slice some other
time. The eastern part of the coun
ty is being served in the same fash
ion. The interest on $000,000 at 5 per
cent amounts yearly to $30,000, and
for the 30 years the time the bonds
are to run to $900,000, go at matur
ity you have paid in, interest one and
one-half times as much as you bor
rowed, and still have' the principal
to pay in addition; or, in other words
we pay $1,500,000 for the 30 year use
of $600,000 principle included, and
will have to repeat this deal every
10 years, because the roads won't
last longer.
Now let us look at this bonding
scheme from the bond buyers' or
holder's side and see what returns he
rets at compound interest on his in
vestment. For instance the bonds
are sold December 31, 1914, and then
we have to pay on Dec. 31, 1915,
$?0,000 interest. Those $30,000 are
invested again at 5 percent and that
makes it read as follows:
Dec. 31, 1916 $30,000 plus $30,000,
Dec. 31, lyib $30,000 plus $1,500
plus $30,000, equals $61,500.
Dec. 31, 1917, $61,500 plus $3,075
plus $30,000 equals $94,575.
Dec. 31, 1918; $945,75 plus $4,728
plus S30,uoo equals sizy.ws.
Dec. 31, 1919, $129,303 plus $6465
plus $30,000 equals $165,768.
Dec. 31, 1920, $165,768 plus $8288
plus $30,000 equals $204,056.
Dec. 31, 1921, $204,056 plus $10202
plus $30,000 equals $244,258.
Dec. 31, 1922, $244,258 plus $12,312
ni0 tin nnn or,.,.,iD iosa Kin
Dec. 31, 1923, $286,570 pfus '$14328
plus $30,000 equals $330,898.
Dec. 31, 1924, $330,898 plus $16544
plus $30,000 equals $377,442.
Dec. 31, 1934, $916,335 plus $45,816
plus $30,000 equals $992,151.
Dec. 31, 1944. $1,869,818 plus $93490
plus $30,000 equals $1,993,306.
And he still has the original invest
ment of $600,000 coming, which
makes a grand total of $2,593,306 in
terest, compound interest and prin
ciple. Clackamas county was out of debt
lor a tew days last year, and a month
or over this year, under our
present administration, but remem
ber that if this road bond issue car
ries you and the coming generation
will not see the day again when it
can be said that Grand Old Clacka
mas is free from debt. This propo
sition should be defeated by all
means.
H. W. Hagemann.
VOTE COMMON SENSE
And Show Big Business We Can Run
Clackamas County
Clackamas, Ore. May 4, 1914.
Editor Courier:
I have been taking an interest in
the bonding proposition, and from
what I hear talked around, and from
drawing my own conclusions, I be-
lieve there are a great many voters
who don't yet understand the idea,
and a great many more who say "no
bonds," but will sneak to the polls
and vote for them just the same.
Some have an idea that the so-called
good roads will raise the value of
their farms so they can sell out and
let George pay the bonds; but they
will be badly fooled. Investors don t
like to foot the bills for other
people's foolishness.
Now for a few facts. Columbia
County (by the way, I was born and
raised there,) has voted $3(50,000
worth of bonds, and they have been
sold. They draw 5 percent interest,
payable semi-annually, and the bonds
will be retired in installments as fol
ows: $00,000 at the end of the first
five years; $100,000 at the end of
ten years; $100,000 at end of fifteen
yelars; and remaining $100,000 at
end of twenty years. Now here are
the amount in principle and interest
that Columbia County is out at the
end of each payment:
$360,00 at 5 percent interest at
end of first five years; principle,
$00,000; interest $90,000; total $150
000 $3000,000 at 5 percent interest
at end of second 5 years, principle
$100,000; interest $75,000 total,
$175,000. $300,000 at 5 percent in
terest, at end of third five years,
principle, $100,000; interest $50,000;
total $150,000. $100,000 at end of
fourth five vears at 5 per cent, in
terest $25,000; principle $100,000; to
tal $125,000. Total, principle,
$36,000; interest $240,000. Grand to
tal $000,000 at end of 20 vears, and
probably nothing to show for it.
I won't go into dctalis as to how
much the bondholder or middleman
makes, for you can figure that out
for yourself, except that the last in
stallment of $100,000, when it is
paid, has drawn $100,000 interest, of
while Columbia county gets no bene-
fit whatever. They have paid
$600,000 for $360,000 worth of road.
I have used Columbia county because
I am not posted on the eact retiring
installment; process oi uiacKamas
county bonds, but what applies to
Columbia county applies to Clacka
mas county, only on a much larger
scaie ior uiacKamas county.
Now I understand that bonding
the county to the limit prohibits any
more bonds or borrowing for twentv
year. Probably in ten years the
present system or. hard surfacing wi;
be as out-of-date as the system ten
years ago is out-of-date now. And
then what? Simply pile on the tax
es for new idea roads; pile 'em on
to pay for the dead horse bonds; pile
'em on for upkeep and a few more
things and pretty soon the county
will be bankrupt.
Now people won't object to high
taxes if thev get value for their
money, but I for one object to only
getting sixty cents on the dollar,
which is just exactly what it amounts
to. While we are slaving to raise the
dollar and getting only 60 percent
of it, the bondholder sports around,
laughs at us, and has a good time
on the other 40 percent. Now I
could write more on this subject but
don't think it is necessary. Common
sense will do the rest; and I hope and
trust that enough voters with good
common sense will go to the polls
May 15, and show BIG BUSINESS
that Clackamas county can tend to
its own affairs without advice from
a few bond speculators.
W. S. Daywalt.
WILLIAM GRISENTHWAITE
Platform and Declarations of Candi
date for Legislature
Rt. 3 Oregon City, Ore.
To the Voters of Clackamas County:
Having declared myself a candi
date for the nomination for repre
sentative for the 16th district (Clack
amas County) I wish to make the fol
lowing statement:
I have been a resident of Oregon
for 27 years, 20 of which I have re
sided at Beaver Creek on my farm. 1
have always taken part in the poll
tics of the county, but this is the
first time that I have come before the
people for any -office.
If nominated and elected I shall
endeavor to watch closely all legis
lation to the end that we shall have
less freak laws. In fact, I believe
the next session can be profitably
used to repeal a lot of useless laws,
and amending others. I am not m
favor of introducing a lot of new
bills. Only such as there is an ac
tual demand for from the ' people
should be considered.
I do, and always have, believed
that there are far too many boards
and commissions. I will, if elected,
do all in my power to have some of
them abolished and others combined,
so as to reduce the cost to the lowest
possible limit. Everyone agrees
that our state taxes are too high.
The abolishing of these useless com
missions will help.
I am in favor of changing the
present method of paying taxes. 1
will vote for semi-annual payments.
One-half payable April 1st, and the
other half October, 1st without pen
alty. I have always supported Oregon
Progressive laws, the Initiative and
Referendum, Direct Primary law, etc,
and I shall endeavor to see that the
peoples' rights along this line is not
interfered with by any act of the
Legislature. Laws passed by the
people under the initiative should
only be repealed by the people.
I tavor a permanent legislation
law, so that the unnecessary trouble
and expense or registering every 2
years can be avoided.
As a farmer and member of far
mers' organizations, I am familiar
with legislation supported and de
manded by farmers and I shall al
ways be ready to support such meas
ures. I am in favor of good roads, but
I believe that our present road laws
need revising. Mostc areful consid
eration of road laws should be part
of the duty of the next session of the
legislature. I will support any sys
tem that will insure us permanent
roads from the market centers to the
agricultural and producing districts,
Willi a uunai a value ivi cvci y uur
lar expended.
If nominated and elected I will at
all.times work for the reduction of
taxes,
If the above meets with your ap
proval I will appreciate your sup
port at the Primaries on May 15,
1914.
W. Grisenthwaite. j
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THE MAN WITH THE HOE
Clackamas Farmer Looks at Things
from Farmers' Viewpoint
Editor Courier:
As I was hoeing corn and pota
toes today I was thinking, yes, the
man with the hoe actually thinking,
put ao not De alarmed tor it is not
always fatal, only it sometimes af
fects a person's back and muscles,
thinking about the Primary election
and the good roads bonds to be voted
on. Of course we are all in favor of
good roads. I was trying to figure
out how much more corn and pota
toes I should have to raise to pay the
interest on those bonds, but decided
it would be a pretty knotty problem
seeing that the price is so uncertain
Prices are low enough now and
with increased production, the price
would certainly go still lower. The
more we raise the worse we are off.
I suggest we need a State Far
mers' Commission that should say
what the price of farm produce
should be. That would allow us pay
for our labor and taxes, even if we
got very little interest on our invest
ment. It would help some. ' Those
who argue in favor of bonds tell us
that the large corporations would
pay a large share of the increase in
taxes, but I cannot see it in that
light. Because if their expenses are
more they simply charge more for
their product, or if it is public ser
vice corporations they raise their
rates to meet the extra expense
which would be nearer right than al
lowing them to make dividends on
stocks that are two-thirds water.
If we farmers had one of those
handy commissions that would guar
antee us such a price for our pro
duce so as to pay wages, taxes and
interest on fictitious valuation and
profits beside, we too would boost
for bonds just as loudly as anybody,
or if we had money to buy bonds
with it would be all right, then per
haps we could deposit them with the
United States and get our money
loan it again. No bonds for the
producer or worker, for there is no
question but that labor pays all the
bills finally.
Another remark we might make
is that the estimates on a great many
of-those roads are not for hard sur
face, but common macadam roads.
It would make about thirty miles ot
hard surface and forty miles of mac
adam. What with salaries, sur
veys, engineers, estimates, advertis
ing and profits, we should hardly
find a mark only in increased taxa
tion. We can haul far more to mar
ket than we can sell at a profitable
price. And in speaking of road bet
terment I will say that it used to
take four horses to haul fourteen
sacks of potatoes but now the same
team could haul sixty.
If we elect Judge Anderson again
we will have a good, clean adminis
tration and progress in road building
methods along sane and safe lines
that will benefit the whole county
and not just some favored section,
and he will attend strictly to busi
ness and not study law or practice
it for his own personal profit, but
will only read law for the needs of
his office.
T. E. Brown.
TAXES MUST BE CUT-'
5
PORTLAND ATTORNEY SEEKS
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
FOR GOVERNOR ON PLAT
FORM PROMISE TO RE
DUCE EXPENSES.
"Unnecessary Boards and Com
missions Should Be Abol-
ished," Says Former
Mayor of Baker.
On a platform that promlHes to reduce
taxes, cut the expenses of nlnto offices
to a minimum, abolish all unnecessary
boards and commissions, and to reduce
the expenditures of all commissions not
abolished, Charles A. Johns, attorney of
Portland, Is making a clean-cut race for
Republican nomination for Governor.
Although Mr. Johns has resided In
Portland only two years, he Is a pioneer
of Oretjon. lie was Mayor of Baker for
four terniB, and School Director of that
city elffhtoon years. He has received the
unqualified Indorsement of all bankers of
Baker of his candidacy.
Regarding his platform, Mr. Johns
says:
"Expenses of the State of Oregon
snowed a material Increase for Il)i;i-14
over 1 1)03-04. That was natural. Hut
the inci-enso was more than J3,000,000;
that Is outi-BReotis.
"This unnecessary Increase out of all
ratio with the growth of Oregon with
Its almOHt unbearable burden to tax
payers of the stale, Is my first reason
for entering the ruce for Governor.
"Fair-minded voters will concede that
there should be a material Increase In
the expenses of the office of Governor
for 11)13-14 over 1903-04; but there Is no
valid reason why this Increase should bo
14,700. This Is entirely undefendable.
It cost $11,000 to conduct the office of
Governor for ,1903-04; In 1913-14 the ap
propriation for the same office was
1215,700.
"The appropriation In 1903-04 for the
office of Secretary of Htato waB $24,300,
and In 1(113-14 it was $118,000, an Increase
of $43,700. The office of Btate Treas
urer cost the taxpayers $10,600 for
1903-04, but Increased to $35,530 for
1913-14. Appropriations for the offlre of ,
Attorney-General Increased from $7200
for 1903-04 to $26,600 for 1913-14. There
are no valid reasons for these excessive
increases, and I promise in my platform,
If elected Governor, to cut down the ex
penses of each of these offices, thereby
reducing taxes. I consider this a sacred
promise and will keep It.
"Other excessive approprlatlens were
for boards and commissions. These ex
penditures Increased from $67,600 In
1903-04 to $1,178,091.60 for 1913-14. If
elected Governor I will abolish all un
necessary boards and commissions and
make a material reduction In the ex
penses of (those not abolished.
"The Increase, in the expenses for
Rtate government from $2,192,451.62 for
1903-04 to $6,173,475.17 for 1913-14 Is
excessive, and I promise in my platform
to show a material decrease In this ex
penditure and a consequent reduction in
taxes.
"My record as Mayor and as School
Director of Itaker shows the affairs of
these offices were conducted at a mini
mum cost and on a business basis, and
that the service was efficient. Kor this
reason, I received the unqualified In
dorsement of the three banks of Baker.
Officers of these banks say over their
signatures that 'In our judgment, as
Governor, he could and would do the
same thing for the Btate.'
"The State of Oregon needs a clean
cut, business administration, and as Gov
ernor I can and will give It that kind of
an administration."
A Stubborn Cough is Wearing and
Kisky
Letting a stubborn cought "hang
on" in the spring is risky. Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound heals raw
inflamed surfaces in the throat and
bronchial tubes makes sore, weak
spots sound and whole stops stub
born, tearinir coughs. Refuse sub
stitutes, Sold at all druggists.
CHAFSLES A