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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1902)
i m.'W If' THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1902. Admired by All Are the exquisite new pat terns in wall paper we are showing. If it's for a par lor, dining room, bed room, library, store 100m, office or any other room we have the correct paper and can please you. If you see our line you see all the new ideas. Let us figure on your job and we will save you money. C. C. SHARP pera Houie Block Court St. BUY YOUR LUMBER AT THE Oregon Lumber Yard Alta St., opp. Court House. PRICES AS LOW AS THE LOWEST For All Kinds of Building Material, Including Doors Windows Screen Doors and Windows Building Paper Lime Cement Brick and Sand And Don't Forget Our Wood Clutter For Barns and Dwellings CURRENT POLITICAL DISCUSSION. The Questions at Issue Before the People of Oregon Toda,- ABOLISH THE FEE SYSTEM BURDENSOME TO THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTE TAXES. The Columbia Lodging House NEWLY FURNISHED BAR IN CONNECTION IN CENTER OF BLOCK BET. ALTA & WEBB 8TB P. X. SCHEMPP, Prop. 1STTTTTTTT rTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTiTf SMOKERS' Supplies I CIGARS, the best brands I TOBACCO finest for E smoking and chewing PIPES to suit all. 6. NEWMAN jfUiiiiniwiuumwmnhniuumunimaS Our Three Coated ID II In Blue and white colors is just the thing to give good service. W. J. CLARK & CO. The Pioneers of the Par4f A Strictly Up to Date Insurance Organization. Afford Absolute Protection and Fays Claims Promptly. iikid orrica: PENDLETON - OREdON If Well Xs tablis hed in Sarsn SUtes. SOLICITORS WANTED. Makes of Office a Graft and Createa an Army of Office Seekers Who Wish to Share In the Spoils. Mr. Furnish Is in favor of continu ing tho present unconstitutional and unconscionable system of fees, whereby the emoluments of state of fice are swelled beyond all reason. Mr. Chamberlain has attacked this svstem. As a result, all tne oenenc iarles of the present system arc for Mr. Furnish and against Mr. Cham bcrlain. This is not a new nuestion. Pub lic sentiment has long been strong in favor of a reform in this matter. In deed, it was so strong in 1894 that tho republican party could not resist n. ilnnlaratlon on the subject. It promised reform of the fee system, but it took Its own declaration in a Pickwickian sonse. Now here is what the republican platform of 1894 said: "The offices of the adminstrattve department of tho state have become too expensive and their expenses must be reduced. When the consti tution fixes the salary only the con stitutional salary shall be paid, with out additional emoluments. The prac tice of employing unnecessary clerka and of paying fees in excess of just payment for services needed or ren dered has become an abuse that must be cut off, and we pledge the republi can party to prosecution and accom. plishment of this reform." Now this abuse has not been cor rected or diminished in the slightest degree. On the contrary, it has been augmented. Mr. Chamberlain has again pointed out these abuses. He calls for their correction. But Mr. Fulton, speaking for Mr. Furnish, challenges Mr. Chamberlain's posi tion. He contends that there is no abuse. He thinks some $10,000 paid to the secretary of state's office is not too much and more than $10,000 paid that officer in fees over and above his salary and expenses is no body's business. Now what did tho republican legis lature do following the declaration ot 1894? A bill was introduced in the house to carry out the pledge of the republican party, "for the prosecu tion and accomplishment of this re form." But it did not include all the state offices. Motion was then of fered to render tho bill to a special committee of five with instructions to amend so as to include all state officers, the committee to report back the bill at 2 o'clock thnt day. Ths motion was lost. A motion was then made to recommit the bill witu in structions to put the secretary of state on salary of $4000 and treasurei of state at $4000 and all fees pai- in to the general fund of the state. This motion was lost. A motion was then made to indefinitely postpone tho whole matter, and by a vote of the republican house it was Indefinitely postponed, and remains postponed tt this day. All these proceedings may be found in the house journal of 1895, pages 825 and 826. So tho republican pledge of 1894, designated to get votes and not to be kont. was broken. 'But the question was not dead, but only slept. The people know about these illegal fees and are again de manding relief. So in obedience to that public sentiment which influen ces platforms, both the republican and tho democratic platforms of 1902 declare for the abolishment of these fees and for flat salaries. Mr. Cham berlain stands upon both these plat lurms. iur. jmrnisn stands upon neither. There is ttaiB muck crodit duo Mr. Furnish: Thoy make no se cret of their opposition to the re publican platform on this BUbject. They join issue with Mr. Chamber- lain and by the same token, with the republican convention. They go to tho people with the frank avowal that there is nothing wrong In theso fees, and that Mr. Chamberlain's conten tioa does not meet their approval and '111 not receive their ofilclal sanc tion. Every voter, therefore, who votes for Mr. Furnish, or for Mr. Ful ton for state senator must do so with U.q understanding that theso gentle men publicly proclaim their adhere- ment to the fee system, and that an election will justify them in retaining it. They have wiped out the republl can plank against fees, and are run ning on a plank of their own, in fa vor of fees. There is nothing strange about this in the case of Mr. Furn ish. He knows how It is himself. This story has another chapter. The Matthews party does not stand unon the republican platform de nouncing fees. It does not concern itself about platforms, for it has a spokesman to speak for it every day. Its purposes and policies are found in its organ, the Oregonlan, from day to day. That paper of yesterday, speak ing for the -Matthews legislative tick et, says on this subject: "It (the flat salary) might prove the more economical way. It seems certain however, that on this subject the constitution is never to be obey ed. The 'racket' about it that comeb up periodically is mostly for election purposes." xiiat is to say, tho Mat thews ticket agrees with Mr. Furnisn and Mr. Fulton that the republican pledge was made for "election pur poses." The Oregonian, therefore, "advises people not to take too serf ously the utterances of politicians who are "working" this subject, pure ly In the hope of making votes out o it. Of course the Oregonlan has an thority to speak for the Matthews ticket, and it also quite frankly lets people know that the Matthews tick et, and It also quite frankly lets peo pie know that Matthews works the subject in his platform "in hopes of making votes out of it." But it has no authority to speak for George Chamberlain or the fusion ticket. These expect, indeed, to "make votes out of it," but they also intend to deserve them. At least we have their solemn assurance that they will try to abolish these fees, and we also have the solemn assurance of Mr. Furnish, through Mr. Fulton who is making his campaign for him that theso fees ought not to bo abol is'hed and the solemn assurance of the Oregonian that its Matthews uckct is not expected to abolish them. On tho doctrine of chances it Is safer to stand with the man who says that he is with you, rather than with the man who "makes no bones ot oeing against you. if you want these fees retained, there is no dif ficulty in finding the men to do it Portland Journal. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. ..USE PURE.. Artificial Ice i i i i n 1 mu Telephone Main 108. No Sediment to Foul Your Refrigerator No Disease Germs to Endanger Your Health a Hioneer Citizen Who Has Ever Contributed in Good Work, Private and Public. i-enuieton, or., May 21. (To the Editor) W. M. Blakloy is a candidate for representative upon the democrat ic ticuet and C. E. Macomber is op posing candidate on tho republican ticket. Mr. Biakley is a pioneer citi zen of Umatilla county. His interests have been identified with the inter ests of tho county for a great many years. His homo is here, his farm Is aero, and for more than 20 years his name has been upon tho tax rolls of the county. Ho has during that time contributed a handsome Sum nvorv year to the general fund of tho coun ty. Ho scarcely needs an introduc tion. air. macomber appeared suddenly from somewhere, at tho republican county convention two years ago, and mia uruiupuy put upon tho republi can ticket by Mr. Furnish for tho of fice of county surveyor, whlln t tv Kimbrell, the old soldier, old citizen and home owner in Umatilla county) " ou"- uuck- to sit down. The name C. E. Macomber has never nnrmnroii and does not now appear, upon the tax rolls of Umatilla county, not even for a poll tax. A careful search of tho COlintv linsj entirely failed to discover that Mr. Macomber has a home or a dollnr'n worth of property in the ennntv Tf ho is possessed of any portable prop yl iy uuywnere, air. Macomber has novor thought enouch of tho nnhiin welfare to pay a just or any tax upon it to tho gonoral coffers. Tho voter must draw his own conclusions. 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