The Athena press., April 13, 1906, Image 4

GRAFT IN OREGON
A POSITIVE AND DIEECT DE
MAND FOB EEFOSM.
Methods of Grafting in High Places,
Placet Oregon in an Un
enviable Light.
Portland, April 12. Special Cor
respondence. Perhaps no people in
the world, certainly no people in free
America, are as graft-ridden as are
the taxpayers of Oregon. Some of
them have known this for a long
, time; a great many of them have
ascertained the facts within the past
year or so, but it has only been re
cently that the great body of the plain
people have been awakened to a fall
and complete realization of the dis
granef ul condition of existing pnblic
affairs. With the awakening comes
a positive and diiect demand for re
form. It is the forward swing of
the pendulum.1 While the movement
is not nearly unanimous, the great
majority of the taxpayers in the com
monwealth propose to put an end to
the system and methods of grafting
in high places, that have placed Ore
gon in snob an unenviable light in
the eyes of the nation.
The awakening began when Oregon
land frauds, colossal in their extent
fostered and nurtured by the domin
ent political party, were laid bare.
But this is only the beginning of the
house cleaning. The same forces that
plaoed in power Douglas in Massa
chusetts, La Follette in Wisconsin,
Folk in Missouri, Weaver in Pennsyl
vania and Jerome in New York are
doing effective work in this state that
cannot fail to have results in the June
election. When enough republioau
voters, four years ago, revolted at the
machine methods of their party man
agers, to assist in the election of Gov
ernor Chamberlain, many people saw
in the ooourrenoe the beginning of the
end of teign of this oorrupt dynasty.
The wise, clean, economical and non
partisan administration of the gov
ernor has strengthened this impres
sion. Tho fact that at leust three of the
state officers in Oregon get stupendous
"grafts", or rake offs, is just now be
.' coming fully understood, digested and
realized by the great mass of voters
in pregon It has sot them thinking.
They perhaps hurbor no hatred for
the direct beneficiaries but they do
condemn the political party that has
allowed the steal to exist and it is be
coming apparent that they intend to
vote flown tue regime that nas en
couraged tho graft and fattened on
the spoils.
When the state printer, an officer
, that exists, like the cutl of the pig's
toil, for oruamout only, receives for
hin fmrvinftn mnrn mnnnv t.hun ia rnA
. . --
iu Salary to tho president of the
'. United States, it is evident that there
is "something rotten iu the state of
Denmark." The voters would like to
know why the treasurer of Oregon
should be paid more money iu one
; year than tuo Chief justice of the
United States gets in three years.
They are nskiug that a stop be put to
the system that pays the sooretary of
state nearly as large un amount as
the combined salaries of all the pre
sident's cabiuent officers. Oregon's
state priuter gets more pay tbau the
combined salaries of the United States
ambassadors to Great Britain, Russia
aud Geruiauy. The people are ask-
-iug:
"Are we gotting the worth of our
mouoy?" .
It is a noticablo fact that one of the
republioau candidates supposed to be
the leading one for state printer has
Studiously avoided sayiug that he
favors puttiug that office ou a flat
salary.
Sheriff i Sale.
A complete steam threshing outfit
will be sold at sheriff's sale in Adams
at 11 o'clock a. m. Saturday, April
31. The outfit consists of a 20 horse
power Case eugiue, a nearly new Buff
alo Pitts Rival separator, stacker,
feeder, bagger, etc. This is a rare
clmnoe to suoure a llrst class threshing
outfit ut a reasonable prioe, for the
sale is gouniue and the machinery is
in first class condition.
For Representative.
To tho republicans of Umatilla
county; I heroby announce that I
will be a candidate before the republi
can primaries for nomination as mem
ber of the legislature from Umatilla
county, and I respectfully ask the
support . of all members of the party.
Athena. Ore., March 14, litOB.
O. A. Barrett.
Candidate for Treasurer.
To the voters of Umatilla county : I
hereby announce myself as a republi
can caudidate for the office of County
Treasurer, subject to deoisiou of the
primary electiou. Respectfully,
G. W. Bradley,
Athena, Oregon.
FKOCLAMATIOX.
Whereas, the Secretary of State of
the State of Oregon has notified me iu
writing that pursuant to the provis
ions of an act entitled "An Act mak
ing effective the initiative aud refer
endum provisions of Sectiou 1 of
Article IV of the Constitution of the
State of Oregou, aud regulating elec
tions thereunder, and piovidiug pen
alties for violations of provisions of.
this act, approved February 21, 1903,
the People's Power League of Oregon
duly filed in his office on February
3rd, 1906, an initiative petition con
taining 8368 signatures properly at
tached to a copy of said measure,
certified in accordance with law, de
manding that a proposed amendment
to Section 2 of Article XI of the
Constitution of the State of Oregon
shall be submitted to the legal voters
or tne State of Oregon for their ap
proval or rejectoin at the general elec
tion to be held in said state on the 4th
day of June, being the first Monday
m June, 1906, designated by said
People's Power League of Oregon as
Constitutional amendment giving
cities and towns exclusive power to
enact and amend their charters,
which said proposed amendment is
hereinafter particularly set forth.
Now, Therefore, I, Geo. B. Cham
berlain, Governor of the State of
Oregon, in obedience to the provisions
of said aot hereinbefore first mention
ed do hereby make and issue this
Proclamation to the people of the
State of Oregon, announcing that the
People's Power League of Oregon has
filed said initiative petition with the
requisito number of signatures thereto
attached demanding that there be sub
mitted to the legal voters of the State
of Oregon for their approval or rejec
tion at the regular election to beheld
on the 4tb day of June, 1906, said day
being the first Monday in said month,
a proposed amendmeut to Section 2
of Article XI of the Constitution of
the State of Oregon, designated ny said
People's Power League of Oregon as
Constitutional Amendment giving
cities and towns exclusive power to
enact aud amend their charters, which
said proposed amendment is as fol
lows: "Section 2. Corporations may be
formed under general laws, but shall
not be created by the legislative
assembly by speoial laws. The legis
lative assembly shall not enact, amend
or repeal any charter or act of in
corporation for any municipality,
city or town. The legal voters of
every city and town are hereby grant
ed power to enact and amend their
municipal charter, subject to , the
Constitution and criminal laws of the
State of Oregon."
Done at the Capitol at Salem, this
28th day of Fobruary, A. D., 1906.
(Signed) Geo. E. Chamberlain,
Governor.
By the Governor:
(Signed) F. I. Dunbar,
Secretary of State.
(Seal)
FllOCL AM ATION . .,.
Whereas, the Secretary of Stato of
the State of Oregou has notified me in
writing that pursuant to the provis
ions of an Aot entitled "An Aot mak
ing effective the initiative and refer
endum provisions of Section 1 of
Article IV of the Constitution of the
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State of Oregon, and regulating elec
tions thereunder, and providing pen
alties for violations of provisions of
this act." approved February 21th,
1903, a committee of citizens of
Clackamas County, C. W. Kerns be
ing the chairman thereof, duly filed
in bis office on January 22d, 1906, an
initiative petition containing 7761
signatures, properly attached to a
copy of said measure, certified in
accordance with law, demanding that
a proposed law, the title, tenor and
effect of which is hereinafter par
tioularly set forth, shall be submitted
to the legal voters of the State of
Oregon for their approval or rejec
tion at the general election to be held
in said state on the 4th day of June
being the first Monday in June, 1906,
Now, Therefore, I, Geo. E. Cham
berlain, governor of the State of Ore
gon, in obedience to the provisions of
said act hereinbefore first mentioned
do hereby make and issue tbis procla
matiou to the people of the State of
Oregon, announcing that the said
committee of citizens of Clackamas
County, Oregon, 0. W. Kerns being
the chairman of said committee, has
filed said initiative petition with the
requisite number of signatures there
to attached, demanding that there
shall be submitted to the legal eleo
tors of the State of Oregon for their
approval or rejection at the regular
election to be held on the 4th day of
June, 1906, said day being the first
Monday in said month, a bill to pro
pose by initiative petition a bill en
titled "A bill to propose by initiative
petition a law for the abolishment of
tolls on the Mount Hood and Barlow
Road, and providing for the purchase
of the same by the State of Oregon,'
the tenor and effect of which in brief
is to direct the Secretary of State to
purchase the Mount Hood and Barlow
Road for the Pacific Abstract, Guar
anty & Trust company, the owner
thereof, for a sum not exceeding $24,
000.00, and to deliver to said com
pany before the 1st day of September,
1906, or as soon as said bill may be
come a law, a warrant upon the
State Treasurer payable out of any
moneys in the general fund of the
State of Oregon not otherwise appro
priated in favor of said corporation
for the sum of 924,000.00, upon de
livery to the said Secretary of State of
a deed conveying to the State of Ore
gon said road, together with all
rights, franchises and privileges of
every kind and character pertaining
thereto, and as soon as the title of
said road is conveyed to the state all
tolls of every kind and character are
to be abolished and said road free to
the use of the public. . i
Done at the Capitol at Salem, this
5th day of February, A. D., 1906.
(Signed y Geo. Chamberlain,
By the Governor: Governor.
(Signed) F. I. Dunbar,
Secretary of Stale.
(Seal.) -
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