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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1914-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1916)
heavily taxed. They will have leas Dr. T. K. Sanderson EULOGY ON AN THE SOO TRIBUNE money to churches, col ----------------------- l legia and to donate 11brane*, but thaae thing* EARLY PIONEER UKUKO CVgRY THUaaOAY RY ca« «nut for a spell, far the eouatrvs T. U DUGGBB, KhlTOa aNb PBOF | deinands are superior to - WHKN YOU WANT ... ........ Plumbing or Tinning DENTIST charity (Continued from page I) ———““ , donation« Anyway, why «hall not these in* legal guardian of her own children, Entered at the ooatoffic* at Scio. j ordinatoly rich people be required she pay« taxes and has a voice in Oregon aa aacond class matter. to give up from 26 to 60 per cent saying how thus«- taxes shall be ex of their income* at the country’s panded. In Oregon no sex inequal •UMCIUrnoN. IN ADV ANC« 6L26 need' They have more at stake ity or sex inferiority Is recognised AT BND OF Y KAM 1.60 than anybody and should our country by law. and it can be truthfully SIX MONTH* ------------- .76 be auceaaafullv invaded, they would said that no man living or dead has be the greatest loser*. Anyway done mor* to incori»>rste th.ee sac ADVKKTtSlNG RATI»: they accumulated their bugh for red and inalienable rights of th* mint favorable, people into our statutes than our| lx>caJ advertising, per line 6c tunes by laws enarted ton often at their dictation. departed and tieloved friend. John Display advertising, per inch 10c The laboring world will look upon Minto. Display advertising, long time, see the burden thus placed upon th* Mr Minto was a m««t retiring manager. rich, not with any great regret, to man who accepted office and posi Extended marriage or death notices nay the least tion of public trust as a duty im ner line Sc Should our country l»r attacked, posed upon citixcnship. He was Special rates on long time display the ablebodted poor man mwl give eminently qualified and might have , advertising. ail he has his life, if need be. for fillet! any office in the gift of the the protection of his country. The people of his adopted state He' WHY NOT CO FURTHER? rich should certainly he willing to preferred his muse and worked provide the gun» sod tii* shijs the I solely in developing the latent rs- Slate Senator Cusick, of Albany. soldier* and aador* man. ' sourest of his state. He wai a has announced that he will endeavor If congress will drop the pork path finder in aesrching for high-1 to have the office of county recorder barrel business and grt down Io ways ami means of communication j sbolisherl al the next seMdon of the hard thinking, our country can be with other sections of this great legislature As this is a step in the placed in a condition of defense northwest and the eastern states direction of economy. The Tribune without working a hardship or. any I believe Mr Minto would have pre applauds. body. ferred the honor of discovering an But why. Senator, stop your improved mountain passageway for MOST IMPORTANT OFFICES sctivities in office smashing with the «gross and ingreur to the Willamette <«ne office of county recorder? Why valley or the improvem*nt of sum* not go ail along the line and trim You may think the offices of «pecies of our domestic animals off officials not st all necessary for county clerk, county sheriff, county than the honors of s membership tn a well managed public service? We recorder, county treasurer and congress. might suggest that the office of county school superintendent the In politics Mr Minto was a demo school supervisor is of as little most Important county offices we crat until th«- civil war wnen be as real benefit to the people as that of have in the county, but that is just sociated himself with the republican recorder. We might also suggest where, you are mistaken The above party, though he was never a strict that the third judicial district does mentioned offices are purely execu partisan in any sense. He was a dot need two judge*, when one tive in their functions, if we except member of the Odd Fellows and could easily do the work. Also that the school surerinteodent. The law Elk orders and when be passed away our prosecuting attorney who now defines what their duties are and was the oldest member of those has but half the work he formerly they can't do anything beyond that order* in the state had. should have hi* salary reduced without getting into trouble. We Mr. Minto was a student to the in accordance therewith think these are the most important very last moment of his long and And. Senator, if you will look in tiecause these officials draw down fat useful life, he read and wrote con to the slate commission business, salaries as compared with official» tinuously and has left his impress you will there find a rich field in who are most important tn the upon every pag<- of Oregon history which you can apply the pruning people. He loved th* birds of the air and hook. And. again, when the legisla- The offices of county judge and and the beasts of the forest, yss. turs meets, there will be 100 or county commissioner are largely ad everything in nature from the more clerks that can be dispensed ministrative rather than executive flowers of the valley to the enow with without injury to the public These are the men who have their caiipaM peak of Mount Hood. With service. hands in our pockets. They tell u* such a soul and heart It to but nat The field for economy along these how much we must spend for the ural that the writings of the great lines. Senator, is almost unlimited. public welfare If to these we add Scotch poet Burna should have held You will cover yourself with glory our members of the legislature, then first place in hi* literary affections Senator. If you will inaugurate a we have named all officials who have Mr. Minto died al the age of 92 campaign to abolish needless offices power over our pocketbooks and the years, beloved by all who knew him And. the state house could reduce pay for these last mentioned officials or had ever felt the inspiration of deride employes by one-half without is much less than that of the former his pen and muse. injury to the public service mentioned As a result, we are less Whenever a legislative official careful in the selection of men to undertakes to reduce public expense fill them. When we can pursuade by patriotic motives and can afford either in the county or state, he will three men to become candidate* for the expense Other purely adminis strike a responsive chord with the state representative and two for the trative office* are paid too much. people which will redown his popu state senate, we think them sufficient. Plenty of callable men would accept larity. Here is where both the political m«wt of our county office* at half When Senator Cusick, we doff our hat parties and the people individually the salary they are paid both our county and state govern to you, for you have started a move are radically wrong Our members ment which has long Iwen desired of the legislature are certainly the ments were provided for more than by the people. Your intention is most important officials we have. fifty years ago. conditions were admirable and we hope a majority They make laws for us to obey, else entirely different from what they of the members of the legislature we pay a penalty They say how now are. and the methods then em will be of your mind. much monev we must «pend for the ployed do not fit the conditions of benefit of our state, just aa our today. The offices of county judge THE RICH SHOULD county judge ami commissioner* do and commissioner are now our most j important one*. Yet the pay la so FOOT THE BILL for the county. They toll us what we must «pend for our state college*, modest that few men are willing to accept them. The pay of our legis Congress will, probably, enact for our state elemonsvhary institu tions, for our state penitentiary and lators is but $3 per day. As a eons* some sort of preparednoes legislation They create quened thear offices go begging or at the present sesMon If th* army j reformatory concerns new officials for us to pay. new com are filled by anyone who offers him and navy are increased, new battle- i missions. etc., fix their salaries ami self as a candidate. ships erected and the othrr neces-1 let us endeavor, this year, to get define their duties. They can in sary elements of preparedness pro our bent men for the legislature re crease the salaries of state officials, vided for. a very large amount of | gardless of their political sentiments. but they rarely reduce salaries or money in addition to our present We want men who are thoroughly abolish an office national revenue, must be arranged acquainted with the needs of the Then why should we not select for. people, who are honest and who will our wisest and most level headed One plan for raising a consider be governed in their iegisiativ* acta men for these offices? Why should able part of the money, is a gradu by the greateat goo«i for the great not ths pay be sufficient to justify ated income tax on incomes from competent men to accept these majority of the people. We want i 634MX) up. The rate on the «mall men who, down deep in their hearts offices'. income would be low but the In It is very evident that w* pay- are patriotic ami are willing to. crease in the tax will tie rapid as some of our official* too much ami practically, give their service to the the income increases, until the half other* not enough Good competent state, even if it means a buatneas million mark is reached when the men cannot afford to pay campaign sacrifice to themselves. tax would be 50 oer cent. expenses for the beggarly sum of Of course our millionaires and Scio Tribune one year for 61.26 billionaires will kick at being so 63 per day. unless they are actuated — —Mt«-- FRED OHLEM1ER S mm A M» <4 «ka AnAaa Phone 27-7 • SCIO - - OREGON Hi« F.xperienc* is Worth Money to You Repairing If vou have anything to aril or want to bur anything. Iea»c a farm or other property, try a want ad in The Tribune. It will get results ami save you both time and money. 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