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President Coolidge has followed his recent plea for
tolerance to the American Legion, at Omaha, with an order
denying Countess Karolyi, wife of Count Michael Karolyi,
former president of the Hungarian republic, permission to
visit the United States on a lecture tour, because of her
-inown revolutionary views which is evidently the execu
tive's idea of tolerance.
Following the refusal to permit Count Karolyi to lecture
in the United States, and the barring from admission to this
country of Saklatlaya, communist member of the British
parliament as a member of the inter-parliamentary union,
the action is said to represent a definate policy on the part of
the administration to preserve the republic by the reaction
ary policy of prohibiting the discussion' of new ideas.
Neither Count nor Countess Karolyi are Bolshevists or
Communists, and while in power, the Count vigorously sup
pressed Red uprisings. Neither is he a reactionary, and the
speech he was denied permission to make in the United States
but made in Canada, contained nothing revolutionary.
For the first time in the history of this erstwhile land of
liberty, it has become national policy to bar distinguished
foreigners whose ideas differ from those of the bureaucrats
in power, or whose philosophy differs from the sterotyped
dogma of party political hacks. Henceforth the American
people must hear, from abroad, only such ideas as the
Secretary of State thinks are good for them, and all other
ideas must be kept out, and if originating at home,
kept down.
It is fundamental of democracy 'that every citizen has a
right to consult freely with every other citizen on public
matters, that free speech, free press and free assemblage be
preserved; that every person has the privilege of expressing
his own ideas, no matter how mistaken, and to determine
when and where he shall express them. If the people cannot
be trusted to thresh out new ideas and winnow the wheat
from the chaff, then democracy is a failure and a guardian
angel like old lady Kellogg is justified, but not until then.
There seems no question but that the United States from
having been the greatest of democratic states is now the
least democratic of any, for on all sides the basic rights of
citizens of a free nation are curtailed and denied. And the
worst of it all is, that under the rule of bureaucrats making
America unsafe for liberty, we are becoming more and more
a land of intolerance.
The Thank You League '
We are in receipt of a bunch of literature from a new
uplift organization that calls jtself the "Thank-You League"
whoso object is to restore the almost obsolete habit of thank
ing persons for small courtesies.
The League was started by some returned travelers who
were forcibly struck by the boorishncss of American manners
as contrasted with foreigners, and so a collection was taken,
a publicity man and a secretary selected, and the campaign
is on.
At any rate the League can't do any harm, and may do
some good, besides providing jobs for the campaigners. Good
manners should originate in the homo, but as the home is
rapidly abdicating all of its time-honored p,vgatives, per
haps it will be necessary to call on the schools and newspapers
to supply the deficiency. It is for most things, nowadays.
Americans are, however, among the worst mannered of
peoples. Perhaps it is a privilege of democracy to be dis
courteous, an expression, as it were, of our equality. As we
are rapidly losing democracy, however, perhaps there is a
prospect that we may acquire
SECOND WIVEQ
KJ By VIOLET DAUB
ItRSOfjUTIONS OP THIS FtlTmtl-.
The moment Ma lie La no had
dreaded had come her firwt nicot
ine with hor husband nnd the wo
man becnuso of whom she had di
vorced him. Sho was surprised to
routine that she felt perfectly calm
She held out her hand to Jnnny
who took It llm ply. They talked
for a moment of things that did
not Interest any of them the
weather, the Rolf tournament at
tho club, subjects that wore like
mtudts held tip bH'oro their faros.
It was relief when at lust she
could turn back In tho bridge table,
where Therein Wlnshlp was clam
orlnj: to go on playing. Tho en
Bine of the nutomobfle roared, sub
sided Into a hum that vanished In
the night, nnd Marie, automatical
ly glancing over her cards, drou a
deep brent h.
Thnt was over, then, thnfc first
meeting. Of course. It would linve
an aftermath; Hilly had asked how
lonjr she was to bo a guest at Caro
line's and had said that he wanted
to talk with her, something about
the house in town that they had
bought tho year -before; she had
gone n broad so suddenly when they
decided to separate, that there had
been no time to talk of what they
were to do with it. Well, that could
soon be settled; she had never been
happy In lhat house, bought nfter
Billy become eo successful; nil she
cared about keeping was the mem
ory of the days before that time.
And those days had had no per
manent home; they had been spent
In a little, din fry flat, where other
people, perhaps an poor and happy
as they had been, were now liv
ing.
Theresa Wlnshlp was winning:
It soemed ns though she forced the
right cards to come to her by her
very determination to win.
"How terrible It must be to de
Kdltor nnd Publisher
matter at Halein, Oregon
tn IvioviAa tnoo
America
courtesy.
pend so on tho game," Marie
thought ns Theresa jubilantly add
ed it it tho score. "I'd hate to Uvo
that way; I'd rathor e.-rub floors."
"You owe me thirty-five dollars,
Mrs. Lane." Theresa announced,
interrupting hor thoughts, "and
Dan Phillips, just mn It out a
chock for one hundred nnd two,
pleaso; luck was against you. You
and I nro about even, Mr. ltandall
t owo you four dollars."
lan scribbled n check, nnd Murle
did likewise, while Theresa count
ed out four one dollar bills nnd
laid them before Uandall. It seem
ed to Marie that ho hated to take
them. She herself had won a little
over ten dollars from hi in, and lost
a bou'. (ho same amount to Dan
Phillips.
"I Hl.outd have warned you
agalnnt playing bridge with There
sa." Caroline Phillips told her late
that night, when she had saunter
ed into Marie's room for a final
chat before going to bed. "Sho t
perfect shark, and I believe sun
ports herself by playing bridge. Of
course. don't know how you're
men nnnnciaiiy: Hilly ought to
give you plenty of alimony. But
still, no matter nonr thlnm nro. i
hnte to hnvc you losing to There-
"Oh, I didn't lose much." Marie
replied, cnsuntly. That was true
enough, but It had been more than
sho could afford to lose, even so.
Hho was determined not to let
Billy support her. Just as soon as
possible, when sho went back . to
town after Carolne's house party.
In fact, she was going to find some
kind of work that she could do.
and make her own way; she had
decided that bofore she left Paris.!
She had not tried to argue with!
wiiy; that would be hopeless. Hut
sho could put his checks Into the
bank wh they came to her
Patterson Announces h
Platform, Candidacy
On Republican Ticket
A re-uniiing of the republican
party, reduction In the cost of
state government with more re
sponsibility for the stale's finan
cial welfare placed on the should ere
of tho governor by a change in the
budget law, reorganization of tho
slate prison system to got it away
from politics and a policy of con
sistent law enforcement are the
principles emphasized by I. L
Patterson of Bold, in making form
al announcement today of his can
didacy for the republican nomina
tion for governor. A detailed plat
form i to be made public tutor.
At the outset ot his statement
Senator Patterson makes an ap
peal to tho farmer by announcing
Mi at he oporatoa ono of the most
diversified fauns in the state and
through his lawyer each month
and then not draw on them. Later,
when sho was established, she
would return the entire sum to him
She wished that she knew Caro
line well enough to confide In her,
but, devoted friend that Caroline
was, that would never do.
"There's nobody I can talk it
over with," she told herself, whon
Caroline had at lust loft her alone.
Thero was someone, though
Bob Randall. When she had known
him a little longer, felt a llttlo
moro at home with him, she'd tell
him how things were and ask his
advice. Inexperienced though she
was, there must bo some way in
which she could earn enough to
support herself.
Thero wore few things that she
could do. She could take care of
llttlo children but a position as
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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
understands the farmers' prob
lems.
As for lax reduction he says a
redistribution of taxee is not suf
ficient, and that by the term "tax
reduction" ho does not mean the
creation or a deficit to make an
artificial appearance o tax reduc
tion. Senator Patterson, If elected,
proposes to ask an amendment to
the state budget law whereby the
governor, Instead of the ' state
budget commission or board of
control, will prepare the state
budget and thereby be mainly re
sponsible for etato finances.
Ho would phw.o tho state peni
tentiary under the board of con
trol and aboHeh the state parol
board. Tho functions of the lat-
mother's helper would not pay
much. She could become a clerk
In a department store, at twenty
five dollars a week; that would bo
enough to get along on, and she
might study stenography In the
evenings. The contrast between
what her life would be then and
what it was at that moment, when
she was so completely surrounded
by luxury, made her smile. From
the home of a millionaire to a
hnll bedroom quite a leap!
Sho'd be riding in the subway or
on street cars instead of In limou
sines, and eating in cheap restau
rants, washing out her own clothes,
Instead of being waited on by we'll
trained maids.
"Oh well, it will be good for me,"
she told herself. 'I've been poor
before this."
Tomorrow A Blow For Billy.
t V ' ' -J
I. L. I'ATTHHSON
lor he would place in the board
of control. 4
The statement follows In full:
Announcement
la announcing my candidacy for
the nomination for governor on
tho republican ticket at the pri
mary election in May, 1926, I de
sire to call attention to my busi
ness experience, including my ac
tivity as a practical farmer for
many years.
In early life I was engaged in
mercantile business, but am now,
and Cor many years have been,
conducting one ot the most diversi
fied farms in the Willamette' val
ley. I understand and appreciate
the many farm problems confront
ing the farmers of this state.
I have had legklatlve experience
as a member of the slate senate
through lour regular and two spe
cial sessions of the legislature and
believe I have a knowledge and
grasp of stato affairs that would
enable mo to be of service to the
people of Oregon,
I am going to make a vigorous,
clean and constructive campaign
for the republican nomination on
Issues, saying nothing and doing
nothing against any other candi
date that could be used against
him in event of his nomination;
a campaign that will tend, as far
as possible, to unite the republi
can party so that the nominee
may have the entire party suppor:,
thus insuring his election.
Tax Reduction.
If elected to the office of gov
ernor, it hi my Intention to bring
about a reduction in tuxce.
I desire that this statement b'j
understood to mean proclsoly
what it says. I make no gesture
to give it enlarged or uncertain
influence. I do not refer to one
kind of taxes to the exclusion of
other kinds ot taxes. 1 shall never
point to mere redistribution of
tho present tax burdens as fulfill
ment of this pledge, although 1
believe that the tax burden should
be readjusted, nor shall I over of
fer as the fulfillment an expen
sive temporary expedient, Bitch as
postponement of imraedlute obli
gations or creation of a deficit to
make superficial show ot tax re
duction.
By reduction ot taxes, I mean
exactly that which the people com
monly understand reduction of
taxes to be. I means by it a re
duction of tho total sum derive!
by taxation from all sources. I
mean, In short, a reduction in the
cost ot government,
Budpet-
Ab an oarnest ot my purpose to
bring about reduction in taxes, I
invito a larger responsibility on
tho part ot tho governor for the
cost of state government. I shall
recommend an amendment to the
state budget lnw, and hy Us terms
tho governor shall propare the
general budget of state expend
turea for submission to the legis
lature. Preparation of the budget
is now In the hands of the state
board ot control The state board
of control is also ono of our most
WtU,NoO
KNOW (X'M&
Willi
important agencies fur expend --
ture of publl- funds.
I believe the budget makii,
power of the state or any sub
division of the state should bo an
far romoved as possible from tne
spending power or body. I believe
it ia a rifiht principle, no muttor
bow sincerej honest and intelligent
tho board or man clothed witii
duel authority may be.
In our national government, the
president is the budget nmhins
officer. Likewise In many states
of the union, the governor is the
budget making official.
I favor in this state malting rue
governor the budget muking offi
cer. Uudor olir law, the governor has
tho power to veto any appropria
tion mado by the legislature, or
any single Itoin in an approprii
tion bill.
If given th.9 power to make th?
budget, the governor would b-1
solely responsible for stato ex
penses nnd could not ovado the re
sponsibility. The only way ho
could be relieved of any part of it
would bo by tho legisluturo over
riding his veto which requires a
two-thirds vote ot both houses.
Penitentiary
The slato penitentiary has for
years been used as a political
football for furthering the inter
ests ot politicians and politic U
parties at the expense of the tax
payers. Any department of the
state, the employes of - which hold
positions by reason of political aC'
tivity and contributions to cam
paign funds, and lose thorn hy
failure to qualify in this rospeef,
Is necessarily extravagant and in
efficient. The net result ia that
the taxpayer Is actually paying the
campaign expenses of candidates
and party organizations.
We have the example ot the ap
pointment of six wardens at the
penitentiary in a period of six
years.
No private business could pro3
por with annual changes ot man
agement, no matter how nblo the
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I TGOESS NOO'D
BETTER. C3WE. S. .
A HORSE N M
'n
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1925
...auucru.
No one can hope for any per
manent officient, economical ud
ininjitratiou of the penitential
under til's system.
Hoanital nn Exfiinnle.
For comparison, luku the stats
hospitals at Salem and Pcndletoa
operated by the stato board of con
trol. There inmates are mentally
deficient and yet the per capita
cost at theso institutions, from
October 1, 1922, to September 30,
1D24, was about $10.32 less par
month than at the penitentiary
whore moet of the Inmatos uio able
bodied.
The per capita tost ot caring tor
prisoners at the penitentiary, us
shown by reports of tho warden
for l!)2o and 1924, was $33.15
per mouth, or moro than tho per
cnpilu cost of living of the aver
ago family in Oregon.
I favor placing tho penitentiary
mid or the board of control, as it Is
tho only state Institution not now
under the board, to the cud that
the tenure ot office at tho peni
tentiary may depend solely on
merit, as It d.ies at other stuu
institutions. That is the only way
to remove it from politics. Wo can
then reduce tho cost and hope, In
time, to make It self-supporting.
Also, I fnvor abolishing tin
parole board and placing the pa
roling of prisoners under the
board of control, thus reducing,
hy one, the already too numerous
stato boards.
Further, I favor the hoard of
control's acting in an advisory ca
pacity to tho governor in the mat
ter of pardons.
law Enforcement.
I believe In the impartial en
forcement of all laws, and, If elect
ed, will work to that end and will
appoint no man to enforce a law
who is not known to observe the
law.
There are many other mattera
of vital importance to the people
ot Oregon that will discuss. In a
platform to be issued at a iaier
date.
By Chick Young
By George McMunua