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IN.N3T ASSEMBLY ALL RIGHI
M0riKATIN6 ASSEMBLY HL WROKE
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The reverse la true with the majority
party. The Republican party of Or. -
gon always ch-eta its caisixiatcs when
ever there is a unity of action. For
this reason, men who are office hungry,
ar. eager to Iweonw a Republican can
didatr and there are, usually, a num
ber of aspirants for each office at th.-
command of the people. That party
does not have to draft cardn’ates and.
therefore, <lix-s not ne« <1 to hold an as-
aertA.Iy forthat parpuOe. Ihe It« pui -
lican asa* rnbly is to tie be d for the
puri osa- of selecting which of the
numerous aspirants shall be voted for
at the pr.mary election
If the names
of all the aspirants of that party fur
office should be submitted to the po
rn* ry voter, then there wouki be no
fault to find. But such is not the pur-
Only one candidate for ea. h
puae.
We will, lhete
office will be »• l»ct»d
fore. have a Republican ticket, didst
rd by an illegal body of n en. lamb
Istra so selected is a plain violation of
the c.irvct primary law and w.ll not ins
>up|»>rt.d by men who wish to see th«
direct primary !•» maintained.
Nor I* It true that there ia a general
demand l.y the rank ami file of the Its *
publi. an party that an assembly, su. h
as has I we n cor.t. mi>lat< d by its i r
motors. aha I be held. The grange si |
««opoao assernl ly nominated candidal« -,
almost universally, and a large major
ity < f grangers ar«- R« publicans
Moat
Republicans, who live in the country,
w.ll do likeume ns well mi a aonaxi* r
able number of thoae who live in the
city. 1 husc who oppose the assembly
are not asked to eXprt*aa an «»; ini*i
publicly, for only assembly ixa.ri.vis
are deal,-rd to la» heard from
Home of thv strongest advoentes of
the assembly plan, claim it will harm««
niie all th«- various factions of the Re
publican party.
'I he Ni:ws believes
that it ail make the breach wider than
ever, and r«-ult in tw.i Rejaiblican
tickets Being plactd in the field. That
party can gain nothing bv the aaai tnhlv
movemeut and stands to lose much of
its power in tln-gon polities, if th«- plan
considered is carried out.
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prvprrt) to the assess»r are Mil d- ad.
A great many of them are yet living
and continue to aw Italic the taagatherer
year after year.
It is due to the orofx-rty owner whose
property ia visible and cannot escape
the e»ea of the assessors, that a more
drastic ami searching law regulating
the listing of pr»|*rty for purposes of
taxation shall be enacted A law re
quiring a note or account to I*ar the
assessor » stump before they cuuki be
cuBected by law, would probably cause
them to 1« reported to the assessor if
neewary, an invoice of merchandise
sht.uk! be made and the d«-[m«lt txxjks
of the bank shouki be open to the asses
•or, etc.
When men learn bow to evade a law.
it should be tl«e nusmeat of our law
makers to make it- provision« so xtrm
gent ai*d the p > i I. -«»• nt lor violating
it so heavy, that met. woual not rva«l.
it. it would create no hardship for Un
truly honest man arxi wtxiki serve tlM»
d soonest laxdotig« r acrordl .g to Ml
desei Is.
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Fo ol Pr**e bkres»«
A rejx.rt by the Bureau ->f Labor of
ttie llepurtment of Agri ult .r sent to
Congress January .11, contains the fol-
l-rWIng il.tvrv Sti.g statemc t:
•'The r. purl of retail pr.ccs is l>aa d
on
price a«h« dules or stat- menta
secured from 1014 dealers In k* different
cities, in .'W dilf. rent stales, on 30
«tsplx artich-a.
“The price of every article except
coffee wm. higb«*r iii 1W7 than in lltt*-,
th«, year of lowest pri«es during tlx-
per od, arxi in the case of III of tin. .‘W
articles it was more than 26 per cent
above th«- level of IHBti. Tliete was an
increaae of 62.7 p« r cent in becon;
|x.tat<x-s, 66 6 jxt cent; eggs |x I |- r
cent, axil |* rk. 47 U per cent. ft. h
pork 46.3 per cent, ai d lard, 46.1 per
p nt. 1 he price of only three artic < s
was I w. r in lfkf< than the average f. r
thv 10 «-ar period from Pt 4)
Prunes
were 11.6 per cent lower; coffee, 5 per
<«-nt b«cr, arxi sugar. 4 per cent low
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Weighed accurately, according to th<
purchasing | ..w< r of thv pay envelope,
'h report shows that for a dollar bill
l»<- workingman got approximately:
.Six aif! n hulf |«iumix of beef in 19U7,
|xiumis in
inxtaad of more than 7
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Six aixi tl.rv. quarter
fresh |x.rk instead of a I moat io pounds.
Five aixl a half |«> uimi « of dre- e«l
eh c«ene, instead of 7 , pound-.
Three anti thr.-e-v|uarter d .sen e/gs
instead of 5'« doaena.
Three aixl a «plait, r pounds of butter
instead of 4 ( pounds.
Thirty-two pounds of flower instea.1
of 34 % pounds.
Thirty five and a quarter jxiun-.h of
corn meal inatca.i of 46\ pounds.
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SfiLEM.OREGON
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Selected Patterns
for sale in quanti
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BARGAIN PRICES
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Friday and Saturday
April 8-9
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ThorougI I ret!.«. Standard Bred«, German CoacV|, French
Coach, Cleveland Bay*. Clyde* tales. E’ercherons, Hackneys,
,M >rgat»«. B -Igians. Shires, ponies, mules, best stallion, 1, 2,
3 years obi or over; best mares 1.2 3 y mra old or over; best
stallion and get; !n-«t mare an 1 produce; foir-in-hand teams,
grade t<-atns. fanners' draft teams, drade drafts, roadsters,
aixi saddi -nt
E. C. PEERY
$1000 IN PREMIUMS DISTRIBUTED
DRUGGIST
OREGON
LADIES’ DRIVING AND RIDING CONTESTS
The Nation
President—William II Taft
N<> sanr msn ran object, with reason,
Vice President Jam. •« Sherman
tn the ix-oi le axxembling togrth« r for
The Cabinet
th«- |Hir|x««r of uilvising as to ways and
ill 8URDEHS SHOULD BL EQUAL
Sec -tai / of Slat«— *h.ia ,d«-r
m ana of political pr<x*durv, to dr. lore
Knox
wi.nt at«- th«- I'Urnmount issues soil to.
Sr-crvtary of th.- Treasury—Frank in o>
a lect, for <.ffi«-e. men who would be
Now that our annual taxpay ng time
M arvvagh
most likely carry th.se issue« into is at ban«!, oh«- is apt tn give xom<-
Secretary of W ar Jacob M Dickin
effect. This
th«- intent of the old t’io i) hl .is to what he vete in r« turn
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time par’y primary meetings, to I.«- for the large «um« hr conlr.liutrr
Attorney General-Geo. W. Wicker
followed later on bv th«- party nominal .«
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«ham
mg convrntxin. If thia method had “taxes," to the stat«*.
Postmaster General—Frank H. Hitch
b«m carried on with the purity of its
'laxat'on ix thv price we pay to liv
cock
original intent, there woukl have Ix-en umler a civilised form of government
Secretary of the Navy—George I
no need for thv people to remirt. for for Hi«-protection it gives us ant fo>
Meyer
relief, to our present direct primary th«' privil«-gv-> we eujov. Now if this
Secretary of the Interior—Richard
law • Hut th-- oi.l |.:
at. d . s I union of taxation could bv ««¡uitably
A. Ballinger
we all know, into a mere political ti a- distributi-d aid every protx-rty owner
Secretary
of Agricultor«—James
chine which was directed and dorrnnat lx- r««]uirvd fo pay his just share, th«-
Wilson
«xi by one or more «-entral figure« or , burden would l-e much lighter up>m he
Secretary of !.ab>>r—Charles Nagel
h< ads. We can all remember when who makes an honest return of his
Commissioner of the Land Office
Hat* of names were sent out from the properly to the assessor. But it is im
Nclkc of IHss Hutton
«•‘red Dennett
county ««-at to each precinct in the |«>s«ilde, s«-«-rii>ngly. strive «» we may.
NOTI«
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I» HKKKHY GIVEN that th«
county, to lx- elect««! as i.reclnrt dele to < aus«- every property owner to pay
The State
firm of t arson 4 Co., heretofor«* pro ;
gates, aixl how the entire organisation his just nortior,.
prietors, la (luisolved, Thon a > l.arg« I Unit««) Slate« Senator« -Jonathan
was mapped out before the rn.x-ting of
A« s rule, when the aa.-t«-a«cir makes
the convention, by having the chairman his annua! visit, men endeavor to have retiring and <'al t arson suceetxiing toi Bourn«-Jr and Geo. E. Chamberlain.
Representative« First District, W
arxi member« of committees all »elect- the low- at | oaaible valuat on phkcrd complete proprietorship of the business.
All bills due the late firm and hili, C. Hawley; Second District, W. R
««I Ix-fore the fall of the gavel calling u on their visible property arxi often
the convention to order. Becaus« of forget that they hav«- Invisible proper dur others, arc only collectable or Ellis
payable by the undersigned,
Governor—Frank W. Benson
the ability of one or more men to thus ty. The amount of cash on hand« has
C ai . C armon
Secretary
of Slate—Frank
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manipulate a county convention with » verv woixierful shrinkage, just atxiut
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tendon
such machine-like prreisaion arose the the time th«- aasexsor ia cXJH■ctc.,.
W ire I . nee N<oke
State Tr«-asurvr—(»«-urge A Steel
name “Political Machin«'" and the Notes an«! acc«xints become exrwdingh
Parties wishing fence w II do well b
Sup* nntrmlent of I’ublic Instruction
master han<! which directed the machine worthless at the xame time. The Lt" -
examining fence before purchasing
I I H Ackerman
as the "Ross." Thia condition is de (SO st«w-k of good« of the merchant sud
can save y«»u. at least, 2 cents |>er rou
Stair Printer Willis R fhinmway
aired again by that class of men wlo dcnly dwirdl- s to al-oitf one fourth of
on vour fence if you will take the heft
Supreme Court Chief Justice, Frank
make politics a profession and office its salable value and a like shrinks"«
of th«- fence in consideration [x.urxi f..- A. Mixire, Associate Justices. Robert
holding an occupation ami the proposed of value is true of all class- a of pro|>er-
fx.uml and ID to 16 per cent on strength Eakin, Will R. King, W. T. Slater,
ssm nibly ax the means to accomplish ty.
If s true ami horn st return of all and durabi.ity, 3U n»!s free on trial
i'hu«. A McBride; clerk. J C. More
that end.
classes of pnitierty sbolikl lie made, it with any other fence on the market if
, land
No man can or will object to the a essv to sec that the burden of taxa
y.-U ar«- not sattafl«*d it is a better fence
members of apolitical party me«-ting in tion would be greatly decr«-asvd upon
The District
take it down and return It and it coats
as emblles for the |nir|xnw of Consulta property which is visible to the asses
JudEM—G«-orge II. Burnett, William
you nothing
The American L nee is
tion. Such meetings are necessary if sor.
■ alloway, Prosecuting attorney. John
the fence that will stand the tr»t
there i» to lx- unity of action. There
From the reports of the ten I.inn Larger wire means longer life, For .!. McNary
can lx- no ohj«*« lion to men assembling c«iunty banks, it ia shown th it there is
sale at the Scio Planing Mill.
The County
prior to the date of the primary el«-c- not far from >2 fino.ixsi on drt«>»it. If
State Senators M. A Miller. Frank
tion and daclaruig their i< can of what we aikl another Ifitxl.WW which is n
’■fie Psge Fence
«tiller fur Linn and 1-ane Counties
tl e party policies should lx- ami active circulation and in secret hiding
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have
sp|x»int««l
Blatchford Hr«»«., of
measures it should advocate. Then th«- place«, we have RS,001>.000 which should
R. prvseiitativea I. A Munkers, J.
candidates nominated at thv primary lx- listed on the axM-satirs Ixxrka. It is Shelburn, agents for the Page Woven M Philpott
ehetion, know what their party ex 'oubtful if onr-lenth of this amount Wire fencing. All people in the viclr
County Judge J. N. Duncan
pects them to do, if elected. Hut. if w II lx- rejrorted. There ia. probably. | ity of Scio, who desire to purchase th«
CommiMioners- O. H. R usm II, T. J.
m >I s assembly muumes to dictate who
] '«Ml (XX) W'OIth of n erchamli-v carried ' very best woven wire fence on the mar Butler
m «y or may not stand for office before y th«- numerous stort-s of th«- county. ket. «-an do so by buying th«- Page at
Clerk J W Miller
the primary voters, then it assume« an Thv axa- shot will be lucky if he lists Blat* hfonl Bros.
Sheriff D. S. Smith
C. I!. Motor,
authority not given it by law. In tie onv-thir I of thst amount.
Treasurer W W. Francis
General Agent. Ix-bannn
old delegate convention day, th«- mem
Recorder Grant Froman
Mo-t m-n ar.- honest ami would make
bers of a convention were authoririd an absolutely fruitful return of his
School suri rintemlrnt— W. L. Jack-
A Remarkable (Mfrr
by law, tn say who should be candidal« a property to the assessor, if he knew
««n
for office. Thv convention delegate that his neighbor would do likewise.
The N kw . h is now prepare«! to make
Asa« ssor D. B. McKntarht
teceived this authority from th«- voters But when he secs his neigh lor, who the following moat remarkable offer:
Surveyor Alfred L. Getklso
at the precinct primary.
Citixena |xxix«-sxe« more and (■etter pr«q«ertv than Th«- S antiam News, “The Commoner"
Coroner " illiam Fortmiller
meeting in a volunteer assembly, have himself ami whom* bank account far (Bryan's paper) and “The American
Fruit Inspector-
not this |xrwer Such power can only ••xcvMMfa his own while, at the same Homestead“ the thrr«- |>aperx for al
Health Officer--Dr. W. H. Davis
be confer««! by the primary voter in time, th's neigMxir's tax receipt shows most the price «if one 11.90
The City
the election Ixx.th, as now provide«! by a less «mi*unl pawl than he has paid, he
"The Commoner,"
Mr. Bryan's
Mavnr---Henry
M Myer
law.
becomes convinced that there is s«*m«-- |ta|s r. is a weekly ami is devoted to the
Recorder- -E. D .My«-rs
The Oregonian often states that the thing wrong. Because of his honest re descusaion of National |«>liticx. Any
Marshall I N Weklle
Th imx-rati«-i-arfy has always held a. turn to thv a-sesaor, h<- feels that he ia many, if he wishes to understand
Treasurer-—J. F. W«-«lvy
sembliea, for the pur|H«e of bringing mmlr to suffer
■rfe disposition to National politi«*a. whether he i« s Re
('«juncilmen-Perry Bilyeu,
out candidates. In a measure, this shrink th«* value of his property another publican <>r a liermx-rat, shouki read
statement is true, hut such assembly year is at once generated. He becomes both aides of all questions. He cannot Swir g. R M Cain, J. L. Calavan.
ia mil h. Id for the same pur|x>se for dishonest just hveaum- his neighbor had reach an honest understanding without E. Arnold. N I. Morrison, J. A Bilyeu I
Justice of the Peace---Jas. A. Bilyeu
that which the Republicanscontemp'atr saved a few dollars by a dishonest re doing so. The Commoner discuss«-« all
Constab e J. A. Bilyeu.
A minority party is never troubled with turn the year l*efore.
questions from the progressive l)emo-
Sch«x»l dirvetor» --E. C. P«-vry, A. G.
an overplus of camlHjat«*«
Men who
F<»r some reason many men, or we sratic viewpoint, without indulging in
I*rill. R M Cain
have an itching for office, do not seek may say truthfully, most men—men abuse of thoae who think differently.
Officer» of Linn County Fair Asa«x-ia-
no mnation at the hands of a party able who arc honest in dealing with private
Th«- American Honx-atvwl, is an ex-
t>> elect only by accHient. Hence, it is <rdiveli'als, do not hesitate to swindle cellvnt monthly farm pa|>er. fill«-«! with tion Prvxident. A G Prill; secretary,
I R. Shelton; directors, A
0 Prill.
often the case that nominations by the the public in the payment of taxes
A valuable information for the farmer,
Peery, M C.
minority |>arty go begging. In other few years ago. a L-nn county minister stockraiaer, orchardiat, (xwiltayman, John Mealey. E. C.
Games, I. A. Munkers, <«. G. Belts.
words, the nomination seeks th«- man, of the g«M|icl di«d
His estate was gardener and housewife
rather than he the nomination. Thi» val'u««l at over 112.(MM.
The tax rolls
Evcrvbodjr in thia vicinity knows D. H Bortine. J. A. Bilyeu,
f «ct ia generally true of the Ilemn- s^ciwmi that h* had hern paying taxes, what class of paper the Nxws ia. But McDonald.
c atic ttarty of «»rvgon. ami its assembly for years, upon a property valuation with thia chib of excellent paper«, th«-
Subat riue for —
is held for the jxirpose of drafting can of leas than 12.000. But all of the News sh««ukl Is- found in every home in
didates in orvlcr to complete the ticket, jteople who make a false return of their thv Fork« of thv Santiam.
THE SAN'TIAM NEWS
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In connection with this, the third annual Horse Show, a big
sale will take place on Saturday afternoon, April 9, 1910.
Buyers will be here trotn all sections. Parties having stock
for sale will please list the same with the secretary as soon
as possible. Tnese will be tabulated in order and copies
mailed to prospective buyers. It is the intention to make
this a prominent feature of our annual exhibition. Call or
write the secretary for further information.
C. L. DICK. President
R. C. PAULUS. Secretary, care Salem Fruit Union.
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COLONIST RATES
Oregon
And the
GREAT NORTHWEST
PEOPLE
OF
OREGON
I lie rai roads have done their part;
no« ii> up tt> toil.
Colonist rate*
i* ill«- gr«-ui*-st of all hoiDo-litiildcr*
Do all you can to h-t Eat.-tcrii people
Know about it, and «-m-ouiagt* them
to t’ome here, where land i* cheap
hoine-building ca*y and attractive.
Fares Can be Prepaid at home if d. sir
ed. Any agent of the road nHiin*d
i* nuthoriged to receive the required
< epo-.it and telegraph ticket to any
t»oint in thv Eaat.
Remember the Rates -From Chicago,
St. Louin $.32; Omaha and
Kan-<ii' < ity $2n. Ihi* reduction i*
proportionate from ail other citiea.
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M c M urray
General Passenger Agent
(- the improved
Portland, Ore
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Cut fenerous-
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hip pockets.
Felled seams.
Con tinuous
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