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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
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by law. and it can be truthfully
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.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
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