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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1908)
I I place before the people. Why should the people Pilitical ABnmrement obey law if our lawmakers, themselves, disobey it? In thia column will ba publiabed A good citizenship can only be established by a th, anooncemauia of an* citisan who to th* candidar» fur any »Ace. prompt and willing obedience to law. Men should aaptraa •ubiart to tb* a ill ut tha votar, at tba not feel that they obey law because they fear the forthcoming primaria,. consequences of disobedience. Such an one is not OBSfÄKf THE LAWS *ot,ra of nor cannot be a good citizen. A feeling of love To th, Rapubllcan l.ii>n County NDOUBTEDLY the greatest menace to the and respect for our country and ita laws, is and I b*r,by an nonne* tuvwlf a, an aapir stability ami perpetuity of civilized govern- ’hould be the ruling spint of every citizen. Un- ant, Mibjnct to y>>ur will at tba forthcom menta, is the lack of observance and «n-, fortunately, however the love of gam will cause ing primary «inet»on, fur tb, canJidacy tor the udirà of forcement of the law. When a people reaches the men to do wrong and for the control of such laws COUNTY RECORDER point Where either from lack of ability or dis,-» enacted with penalties attached Nor shou d GRANT FROMXN, ition to enforce law exists, that government be-i the lawbreaker feel agneved and wrongfully i‘r,«»t t Recorder. com-s a farce, and a revolution in its form or in treated when he » overtaken in hta criminality and the execution and obrorvance of its laws is at hand. « * ‘uffer the confluences. OttLQON TAX kl fokM Lt.AOl l . All civilized government is based upon the o!> ' If «" men were controlled by a spint of right servance of ita laws. No matter what the position «'ving if they would do nght because of a sense ufthe.ndnidualorass.H-iai.on of .min.duals may!«i" ,«.s «»»uId I m - ne<-essary. But Tba Gratton Ta* Reform Aaaueiatlon ha, fil«l ita prupoaad amendment lot be .f he or the. . an . IWI .- .tn nnj.nn- ''>"dern humamty to not Emit after that pattern, ithaalaction nait June, haviig aeveral ity, the danger point in the perpetuity of that As a consequence the right mind«^ lawabiding thousand m«ra name, aignad than ia ia' government has been reached. An immediate re citizen is burdened with the responsibility of forc quirad by law. To (bow the wldaaf read form in the enforcement of its laws must occur or ing the wrongdoer to do right a duty both un- intereat taken in thi, amaudment It i, •»• ■ 1 that th»' r>w:i • - • ■ ■ .»•! . •< pleasant and unthankful. anarchy results. throughout the «lata making it the When, in 1H60. the states of the South refused •trongaal petition ever filed. to obey the Federal laws, the government authori JUDGE GALLOWAY'S DECISION Tin, amendment i, not b»ae«i on nea or untrie»! lheuriaa, but i., princip ••• ties, at that time, were impotent to enforce them. are deiuonatrated to bar* truth au<l A long and blody war ensued before the supremacy week Judge Galloway decided the ques right Iri them. New Ze«1,nd. Maaitolm, of the federal laws could be established. Had a tion of how the University of Oregon ap and other Bntiab Colonic,, have for a federal police force been at hand to enforce the propriation referendum measure shall be number of year« etempted impru»ament law when Fort Sumpter at Charleston, S. was placed upon the ballot If the judge wishes to j and per, nal property, ami it ha, in- attacked, the civil war would not have transpired. hoodwink the average voter, he could not have varibiy worked in the iiitareat, of the The life and stability of any government depends pursued a better course than he did in this deci pruduring < la»»e, in city or rxruiiUv. Many of the great*,! America».• hat. upon its ability to enforce its laws, without which sion. He directs that the measure shall be stated • txforaeal tba prmri|>al which tin, the tenure of such a government is short amendment approach»* Amour them on the (»allot as follows: «ei.ator l_a Foilrt , Govern >r Folk, T- tn The U. S. government, being a government of »- An acl am<nd 3529 of Bellinger and "An act to amend section 8529 of Bellinger and the people and by the people, is probable the Cutton.„ Annotat<ni (^jes and Statutes of Oregon, tolin*. n. Henry Gaorge arid Win. L >yl slackeat of all - governments in the enforcement of by increasing the annual appropriation for the Garriaon. They believe in the principal of raiaing ti a n<-e»ied revenue* fur carry law. j As the execution of. law depends upon support and maintenance of the University of ing >>n <>ur g ernmaut. ami al tin- ean»» officials elected by the people, human nature is Oregon. ’’ time dlM-ouragm« land moo ply by t such that but few officials will enforce the letter of In order for the vo;cr to know’ what section 3529 i--g iami vaiu*« *ml (ram the law against the friend to whom their election states, it is necessary for him to have access to the . « mplirig impi ■trim-n was due. Unscrupulous and dishonest men take statutes. This to most voters, will l»e so inconven- pru|»ertv in abort «1-, a- the vimrl«- tax advantage of this feature of our political system, ent t* it t ev m 'I ot 'Tike t • •• sv. '■.«<■- known !»•' l.-al and scheme to elect men as officials, whom t e Igation. As a result nine-tenths of (he voters, can afterwards use to conserve their intere.-.ts. io especially in the country district', will necessarily this feature of our system the most of the ills that be grossly ignorant concerning the matter. They now afflict the body politic are attributable. To cannot know, except from the newspapers, that linn», t|>. correct this evil our country is now engaged in the the university now gets an annual maintenance ot Gr.goii -u< n rii» 'lie tali.» - <>l ’■ i I i .' mk I I most gigantic political contest of its existence. $17,500, or $118.75 per student nor if the appropri made by tribute paio l»y thr* pflMlUt tfi The war that is being waged by governmental ation is increased to $125,000 per annum it w ill get d I lie «tale. Thi, m»aanre will »iilfl I lie ta^ra mainly to ,lte value«, am 1» a, authorities against railway law-breaking, corpor $312.60 per student lie above, n<»t t<> acraa. ations and trusts, against public land grabbers, .Most of the newspapers of the state favor the Hrt «bare a ra Iroad hold» million* cf etc., and the efforts of municipalities to eradicate increase snd, therefore, will not lake very great ■< ree, thi, Bieaaurw ml) hit them *■> law breakers, grafters and briber*, is ample liams to explain the measure to the ,»eople. On -■«rd that it alii fa- lUlereating to «ee evidence that our governments, national, state and the contrary, they will whoop up the university. th* fight th*V Will (Hit a Up againat It. munici{»al are undergoing a course of house clean They will point out how much more some other ilia farmer, of thia couiilry willcertainly ing, which will result in a purer public service, state is allowing her university and what a jood •ee to it under till« law that every a» re >1 lan > grant, i, •••< «•<-1 al ie.<,t a« let us hope, for all time. work our university is doing; that 65 |>er cent of '■Igh a* that <>f tlie improved farm« A good citizen is he who would scorn to break the students are young men and young women • Inch make, the adjoining unuro-l land law even to secure personal gain. Transversely, who are earning their way, etc They will not tell valuable without the owner, effort«, he who breaks law for personal gain, is a bad you that there are about double the number of rill, law g-a-, ->n tlie print Ipal that if citizen. Yet, in many instances, men who are teachers now employed at the university that are <ou want to diac.'Urage th, holding ot a ordinarily good citizens, are led to break laws for necessary; nor that a part of the appropriation lot of worthlaa, d«-ga, or a bunch of va lota or vacant ro« Ilona ot Iami, put mere personal gain. The loose and reckless me asked for will be used in purchasing a foot-ball cant tlie late. Upon them. To encourage thods by which men have acquired publie lands is field. All of these things will be kept in the back production and home building it lake, a case in point. Men have taken homesteads in ground. Nothing but the bright side of the ■ lie ta*ea of! from (in th* wortl, of tlie the best of timber lands. In doing this they have university will lx* exhibited. They will not point inandnient) "all dwelling liouae«, barna, committed no leas than three crimes. When mak out the fact that every dollar appropriated to the abeda, outiiouro, ami all other appurten thereto, all fenc»-,, t,rni machine ing filing at the land office, they swear that the Eugene school is so appropriated in direct conflict ance, ry and appliance, need a, meh. ail fruit land is more valuable for agricultural purfioses with the state constitution. treea,vine, ,liriitw and all other improve- »han for timber or stone. This is perjury No. 1. j Judge Galloway did the people of Oregon an ir- menu on the farm, all liveetock, l> uae- HWC*5-.•V't* "dl ni.o.e the (»articular repgmbic wrong in deciding this matter in the way Itold furniture in uae, and all Working- quarter-section their bona fide homes and when he did. It was in his ¡»ower te cause the measure u an'a tool,.” they come to prove up in order to secure |>atent, to be so stated upon the ballot, that the most illi- Supportara of thia amendment any that every locality baa "L'ndaairuble swear that they hate dOMM. Tins h perjury would have understood cillzrua" who oppoee every improve, No. 2. They, also, procure two wUnesses in prov- th(. lnatlvr In-tead he haa ,nade a gtudy of how maul of road,, gu<«i Khuola and teach-1 era, bri-ig«« ami other public n<<< t-<-,. mg up. who swear that the settler has made the he can best befog the voters. claim his continuous home. This is crime No. 3 Suppose he had directed the measure to be ti*cun*a of th, fact that the leu tale, they pay, tlie more lai.il they can bold sub M»rnation of (»erjurv. • >ta!< «i as luiiuwB. follows: "Do you javor favor i incr»-a.sing the -ut of uae, awaiting the iiiduatry of the buivcu ito you nervosi ng vne All of us know men, who r1- posv ----- as — -------- respectables ■ annual appropriation for the University of Oregon ••nt ire community to make them w althv. I who have committed all of these crimes and are from $47,600 to $125.000? So stated, every voter Non-reaidenl land owner, are m- re ob now enjoying the fruits thereof. The "Land Con- would then have an intelligent understanding of •truclive to local improvement,, yet contribute nr thing to the buainaaainter-' 8C‘e,\ee’?!S : ,;,i ,h” ^matter anil would'vote-uvonimgl^ eat, and development of the community. people of Oregon but, thanks to Dr. Heney, we are So long as these referendum measures are stated If tlie large tract, oi thia Ootinlrv paid rapidly recovering from the attack. upon the ballot in a way to befog or confuse the li,e mine la* a, improved lai n»,, they Uw breaking by these so called respectable ^r^irTxp’n'^ Would be devidel up ami rapid! im- 1 people. however, is not limited to the securing of cannot |)t. |iad On this question, as now stated, | proved, in< reaaing --ur population and public land. We have a game law that men and rhany JMOpto will vote contrary t«> their wishes. wealth, and intking twenty »tibacrlber, boys have, heretofore, violated with impunity. / A There is not a question of doubt but w’hat, if the for tin, pap» r wh-r* there I, now one. little energetic enforcement of the law, has caused matter should be stated as plainly as above in- Our merchant*, biack-niitha, burlier,, ' carpenter,, banker«, hotel keeper, «mi j a material change in this respect. I' E\en dicated. the taxpayers of Oregon would refuse the all other hu>ili<-„ Ill' ll Mould (eel ti e boys are a little careful now about shooting (‘liirnt increase. j But stated as Judge Galloway directs, - fleet of the new bleod, capital ai »i en pheasants out of season. many will vote for it thinking they are voting <-rgy, and u <ler aoeb a ayatoni ot taa- ‘ At the present time, however, violations of the against it; wnile very many others will fail to vote «-»••ii our c»iiiimilnitv would in •• e f >r- | local option law are the objects of principal inten on the measure at ull. because they cannot undvr- war,I a, never hafore. Gilt ' P ii - u.r ' tion in the "dry" counties. Whether or not our meat la the exemption r»f in«nu- I present local option is for the best, it is not neces- The Niws thinks Judge Gallow a . as nnk a lactliring plant«, which *»-tne th-eight» lr,,ly criti* i*e. Thi, i* d«*ne hy er»era! | sary here to discuss. Honest and good men differ wnou8 and O|)e that W(1, j)(d a u Houthera utate«, and they are •■»c-inntig in opinions m th.s r.’gar<l, Suffi mdi-neiidant Of ti»e l.a,t. Beach, glvi law to on our statute I.... co and ild , j employment to labor II will provtd- Men who. for trifling gain, will sell liquor illicitaliy,, ——_ null bom* market for our Oregon far cannot be regarded as good citizen. If they will era, no. in t’onu. or Ma«a. but mtirrgi violate law in this regard, they cannot lx* trusted A C opy ot l:ie Oregonian i.-at does not have Thia* of all polili-iil faiiha ran i in other respects. Nor should they feel ill treated *>me editorial utterance derogatory of Mr. Bryan, tl at thi, d -• n- t co ti -t »ill, ti. if they are made to pay a heavy penalty for their is a rarity these dajs. About the meanest and view«, Imt d-*e »-ntm-iragw m* misdeeds; especially if for a second or third most untruthful thing it has said is to place Mr. mg in Giegon, a-in thing we all «ant offense. Bryan and Harriman in the same class, which it EXECUTOR - NOTICE Generally speaking, laws are enact«! to be *n an *Mue °f *'«*k. Mr. Harriman rep- Notici» i« hereby fivru that thr un«l«r- obeyed. No doubt there are laws enacted that are ^‘*“nts everything which Mr. Bryan has been •i,nr.| l,aa l«»«-ii<ii:ljr appointnl Bfeciit»>r o( the laat will and tt-al«ni«iit and ratal* unwise that are difficult to enforce. Yet. they fighting for years. The only thing in which Mr. of R«l»ec.a Jan- l»»ri.a. 4*.*«•*.!, bv tlie should be enforced to the letter and without favor Bryan and Mr. Harriman can be placed in the County Court of Linn County, Oregon. All perron, ha« ing claim, a^ainat «ani itism. If the law is bad. enforce it and <t will be •'«me category is: they are both roundly hated by ••tat* ar* herein notified to pre-ent the more quickly repealed. Any law that, because the Oregonian. Mr. Bryan is a ventable red flag them, dui* vrrifi <1 *« nv law r quired, to tb* und*r,igne»l, at hia rwidance near of its unpopularity, is not enforced, causes a dan- 10 Oregonian, I.vona. Unii Coa> ty. Oregon, within ail month, fr >tn the dat* of thia notica. gerous disrespect for all law in the minds of many l»at*d February 7, I9UH. (»eople. Hence, the spectacle of the Oregon legis- M r . H kney is certainly a terror to evil-doers, lature in openly violating constitutional law. as it He likes to prosecute the big fellows, rather than T. J. Srrraa. Taonaa Lrona, Ksoculor. . has , in the past, - . has . been a dangerous . . to, ‘ the example the little little ones. ones. AtluriMy for Etwiior. u Men's &, Children s Coats, Men’s and Boys Overcoats, Duck, Cur duroy A Mackinaw Coats Ia»ft over from our Clearance Sale we are clos ing "lit at Less Than Factory Prices. That’s All P S. — If you can guess whose add this is, cut it «■'it and bring it to i-’ir store, or a copy of it and .1» will al o» you 50 Cents On a $5.00 cash purchase for it; or $1.00 on a $10.00 cash purchase W c li ivo a l.irixt* assortment of rein mints on hand, sudi as Short I rVlIgl ilS ii ( ALK’OES, DEESS I ax >i>s. Ul’ i ing PLANNERS MTS LI NS, etc PaiMinitMT, W'. F Gill. S msktamv , C. A. Warner T. J Milliken». W. F. Gill, J. A. Bilyeu, J. K Barne«, C. A. Warnet. Scio Ml < < I TO SCIO ROLLER MILLS IS' OKHiKA I l l> J !>»•■ KMI1KH ’an. 1WX. R. CAI.AVAN P M. McK NIGHT ¡Scio Livery and Feed Stables I I I I c AL a V a N & McKNKiHT, I’roprietora Hacks connetcith ull trains both it West Scio and Munkers. Our rigs are first-class und our horses good dricers. Prices reasonable. r lf\on want to kv€‘p abreast, the times, or it'you want to keep in touch with the trend of political events in county, state and nation al campaigns, subscribe now for THE SANTIAMNEWS. 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