pect firs, death nor war to come,
THE SCIO TRIBUNE yet
uoe or all may be our portion
| whsn least expected
The people generally would like
to ase our nation estaldiah her own
T. L. duggrr . rorro« a/w isur
. muniUuus of war plants, far enough
inland to I* reasonably >afe ami
Entered at the uoetofficc at Scio.
then the agitations of private plants
Oregon as second dass matter.
for war or prepared n«NSi would
cease.
Anyway, if the profit of
SI 2&
suwumoN. in advanck
hope of profit could be eliminate»i
J Ml from th»> war game, wars would l>e
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It would
then become c«»mparativriv easy to
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NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
Th«*re is no doubt but what con
gress will pass aome sort of a mili
tary and naval pr«i>ar«dr>ee» bill at
the present session. If a reasonable
preparedne«» measure could i»e sub
mitter» to the voice of the people
there ia no doubt but what it would
win by a large majority vote.
Hut many of the idea* of prepared -
neaa ar»’ extremely extravagant, are
unneoaeary and bear the imnreas of
emmating from the counting room»
of the private munition« of war
I>1 anta
There ia too much self in
terval l»*«hir»«i m<»sl of the agitation.
The Tribune believe* that our
regular army and the navy ahould
lie increase»! fully 100 per cent ami
m»«ans orovid«»! for a more general
knowledge of military ami naval
matter»
It believes the American
citizen, when properly trained ami
•quipped, Itecnmea the l***t soldiers
in th«* world. When Grant ami
Sherman’» armies marched down
Michigan avenue in Washington, D.
C . in IMH5. we were then prepared
to meet any nation on earth on land
or aea. No other nation waa so well
armed or had iwtter arm» nor a
million of men thoroughly araaomM
and trained for the battle field; for
Europe wan then at peace while our
troop« had juat concluded the moat
gigantic and sanguinary civil war of
all hiatory.
Hut the »hoe ia now on the other
foot. Europe now ha» the trained
and seasoned veteran» while we
could scarcely make a showing of
trained jnen or ships in comparison
Juat suppose that either of the
large European nations now at war,
with all its preparednssa. should
conclude to invade America? We
would l»e almoat helpl»»ae tn with
stand the invaders. Our loss of
life, property and possibly indemnity
would be simoly enormous much
greater than the coat of a rMMh
able preparedness will lie.
While the United States will,
probably, never undertake a war of
conquest for the purpose of acquir
ing territory, her citizen» are ever
ready to defend our homes and fire-
aide» To be able to make that
defense with the least poeuble injury
to ourselves, it behoves us to obtain
the necessary training to make the
defense effective.
The Tribune does not Iwlieve that
we are in danger of European or
Asiatic attack.
But we can not
foretel what diplomatic troubles we
may have nor how nercsssry it may
lie, to defend our own shores and to
preserve our much talked of Monroe
doctrine.
The prudent man d<*s not expect
hi» house or barn to t»c burned, nor
that he will be taken by death until
the usual snan of life has been lived.
Yet. for the protection of hie family
amt those dependent upon Mm. he
insures both his property and life.
Reasonable preparedness on both
land and sea. is ju»t what insurance
ia to the individual. We do not ex
!<er of these offio-S.
Some of our officials have grown
gray in the county’s service and.
unlew they expect the county t»» | no
them pensiona wh««n thev become
too old and decrepit for future
service, it is quite time for them to 1
make a try in private life and sec if
they can earn a living for them
selves and families.
Never! heles», the books of the
various offices have been regularly
extier led ami have be»-n found to 1«
correct, then* are many ways in
which many things can be covered
up. so that «-vm an expert book-
kw|H-r might m»t iktect them.
A few years ago a lxnn county
man waa ap|l»inted ckrk of the state
Dr T. K. Sanderson
TIME FOR A CHANGE
It ia raportad that about all of
our county officials will be up fur ■
renomination at th« forthcoming i
primary election
Without casting!
any reflection whatever ui»»n the
official ronduct of th«w officials.
Ths Tn bun« believes that the time
has arrived for a change ia a num- |
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land (»»aid and. as everybody sum
|KMwwt. served the duties of his office
capably amt honestly. Hut two or
three years later, a successor dis
POLITICAL FOOTBALL
covered that the state school fund
was some 133.000 short. Hy careful
Every real friend of the State ly tracing the matter up. the short
Fair and the work it ia in tendel to age wa- found to be during the period
Davis, the lann
accomplish, cannot but regret that when Geo. W
county
man
was
in
charge of the
the political element has (sen in
jected into the selection of its orti-, office. When an attempt waa made
cutis
Governor Withyc»»mbr has. t<> «ro«cut» Mr. Davis, it was found
evidently, been indirectly responsible th«- »latut« of limitation had expired
for a serious blunder ami has creat xml nethmg could be -lone.
By kerpmg the enw men in office
ed an enmity or lukewarmness for
the welfare of the State Fair naso- , loo long. discreiwacies, mistakes,
etc . can iw too easily covered up
elation not desirable.
Of court»’ Secretary Jones had noj Only a change of officials is spt to
legal right to a contiguous posses bung shout a deep and searching
sion of the «ecretarynhip
Hr had , investigation and thin not delay the
but done hie duty as serretary, last investigation too long for the county
year, unusually well ami instead of and »talc to obtain redress
the usual deficit, which our legisla- ■
The Tribune believe* our Countv
ture acromodatingly provides for.) officials ar« h<-n«-»t and «fficient.
Mr. Jones ao managed matters that Th»* pr» M nt I » tax levy, with a
the association paid all its bills ami surplus of morwv in the county
had a mirplus in the Fair treasury treasury. Í» very complimentary to
when the season had ehwed. Mr, the officials who are in control of
Jones, also, insisted that ticket sell th«« counfv s finances. Unn c»»unty
ers and gate keepers should not ■lands near if not at the head of
pocket money which should properly the list of cuuntiee for capable
At the same time
go into th« treasury. In other wonts muni.K« o < nt
Secretary Jone* u«ed g<»<<d buainoM when there is over a half-million
judgment in managing the fair busi dollars extended yearly, there is
ness and insisted that the fair offi room for even hoimst men to I*
cials ami employes should he gov mistaken and even honest (?) men
erned by the principle« of common have Iwen known to cover up mia-
takes and shortcomings.
honesty
Fur thin reason. The Tribune ba>
Such an efficient secretary should
certainly be and evidently was high Ik ves the time has arrived when
ly sstisfactory tn the president ami new blood should replace the old in
While we have
board of directors. It is but reason the court house
able that the lw»ard. having the suc reason to lielieve our present offi
cess of the fair at heart, should de cial» are good men of capability ami
lire to reappoint him and, doubtlrw. effiemney. we have hundred» of other
uninfluenced, would have done so. men in th« county just as good,
But the influence was u«»l and a just as capable ahd just as «NI
political worker and friend of the cient.
governor was given the job. As a
Benton county tax payers are up
result. President Booth ami Director
Jones handed in their resignations in arms about the way taxation has
been increased during the pest few
from the board.
Now Mr. Ixa. the newly appoint years. The Courier says the increase
ed secretary, may be just as efficient has been Sevan fold. Part of this
as wss Secretary Jones. lx*t us increase is due to the fact that the
hope that he will i»e and that hr will county tax collector collects all road,
insist that employes shall be honest special road, special school and city
But In accepting the office under the taxes. Formerly only the county
existing conditions, hr is handicap ami state taxes were collected by
ped somewhat; for there is a s »ili the sheriff and the air. school and
ción that Governor Withycooibe road districts did their own collect
used his influence for Secretary lx-a ing. All the same taxes have been
increased much too rapidly and the
to pay a political debt.
Courier
needs to but look westward
Rut whatever the cause for the
from
his
town to see one of the
mixup. the fact that a division of
causes
feeling for the welfare of the state
fair now exista wherein harmony
was the kevnote formerly.
It is also stated that Secretary
Jonas’ activity in having the two
young men who appropriated gate
money to their own uses indicated,
ia partly responsible for his superse-
dura. This fact will be establsshed
when the final disposition of their
defalcations is made by the courts.
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