• .r a •-
in having one's name as
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originator of a legialative enact do it?
remedy the«e comfit Iona
Will
«he
A vaut majority of our property
owner*. we are told, favor the
provgmeaL Will threw who arc
posed accept iwponwldlily for
blocking of progren«’’ < bight
the majority to rule in thia a* it
should In all other matter»?
The doae la a big one. boy«. but
when it is «wallowed, we will ail
Just hgu re
feel the better for it
It a« a diaagrerable task that must
be accomplished n»w or next year
ment. In order to w-curv »uch
Th«- republican legislative ticket
result, he asks and obtain» the aid just nominated i« not reprwsewtalive
r. l~ o<xx;n. Knrro* bni > raor
of one or more of the shrewd «rficni- of the county in that all <>f ita can-
Ing nnanher* and. in return, the didate« are fr««m one »mall portion
Entered at the tx* loffie? al Scio.
novice give* hi« vote for the whem- of the county and all of Ita candi-
Oregon aa secund claaa matter.
ing member** m«-a*ur»-s
This log- date» are farmer*, with no especial
rolling method ha« filled our statute fltne*» aa law maker* On the other
aviMciurrioN. in apvan < a
$ 1.26 books with unnecessary ami often hand, the demnerptie candidate«, in
1.60 miacheviou* and conflicting lawa.
AT KNI) or YKAB
point of I »ration, represent all por
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A large portion of thear scheming tion» of the county, ail are of diff
MX MONTH«
and shrewd political memoer* and erent occuimiion» and. without dis *nd g<> to it,
AllVKMTU<IN<< HATkM
who have special axe» to grind, are paragement, far outrank our repub
•ent up from Portland, while the liraii frirn lt in point of legislative
Notice ol Sheriff a Sale
Ixical advertising, per line
6e
novice* are sent from the cow ability.
Display advertising, |**r inch
10c
Our legidaturc and county clerk«
countie»
Linn county ha* supplied
Display advertising, long time, see her share of the«* latter mentioned are the imoplt- who have their hand»
manager.
in our pocket*. The» «imply tell u*
member*.
ExU<nd<*d marriage or death notices
Will the legislature to meet next what we must pay tn live in Oregon
tier line
3c winter, be a repetition of threw of and. I'hr Tritium- will «ay without
Special rates on l>>nv time display the (mat* Will Unn county <U> her fear of contradiction, that the emit
advertising.
share m the endeavor to remedy come* far U m » high f<>r what we are
such cunditiona? These are question» getting in return. Il i« holding our
which <iee|»ly «»ncern the average Mate back from development, de-
LEGISLATORS WHO
taximyer. He should make it h»a predating the price of our farm»
COUNT WANTED duly to In-come acquainted with the and making our Mate with all of her
nominee» and from the six. «elect splendid r»wo<irc»w, a good place not
For a number of vear» Oregon the thrc-e who. in his judgment, to coin«* to build a home
So let us. the pe »pie of Linn
legislatures have not been satisfac- measure up to the highest standard
county,
d i our «mall part toward«
of
legialative
ability,
regardless
of
lory to the people, Not ler«uw
clearing
our «tate from thi* handi
any
personal
or
political
feeling
enough of law* have not been enact
Notary Public and
cap.
<
if
the «ix nominee» for legis
ed. but that unwise laws, conflicting We are «imply employing three of
Cont’eyrnaor
law«, law« creating useless and ex our citizen» to do a certain work lative textltlon«. let US «elect three
pensive commission», law* «*• tai>litil for us and we want the Unt (••>»• who are in point of anility, beat
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ing new oflic-« and law* that in sible rr«ult*. Will it not l>e a mam ••aieulat«-d to dall ver the goods, re-
crease th«* «alarie« of public official» featation of good home ■ernte, to gardl«-*s of (tarty favoritism
OREGON
SCIO
select from the MX. the three who
have been enacted.
DON’T BLOCK PROGRESS
Whenever a new set of h-gislators are Imst equipped, to do the work
we
wish
done?
Would
you
inquire
have lieen ch<«a-n. members have
Scio i* now making her first at
been ph-dged to economy, to abolish about the political <>r religious senti
ment
of
the
man
or
men
you
were
tempt
towards what may be termed
or consolidate commissions and to
almut
to
employ,
¿o
work
on
your
pennato-nt
»treeI work. In order
correct conflicting statutes
But
farm,
in
your
mill,
in
your
store
oi
that such work *» may tie done this
such pledges have lieen forgotten
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and th«* same cause of extravagance, in any capacity, rather than hi» year will not have to I m - redone in
salary raising snd the creating of ability to d<> the work you required? th«« futur«*. the proper grading ami
SCIO
OREGON
Surely you would not employ an drainage must be provided for, the
offices have lieen continued.
Nevertheless the** conditions hav» inefficient inex|ierienced man to work preliminaries of wh'ch our eitv
existed for year* and exist today in your luml»-r camp, )u*t Is-cauae council ha* now undertaken
While the cost* of the improve
we continue to elect the name gang he is a republican, if you could hire
and much of the same personnel a democrat who was an experienced ment may »eetn heavy at the pres
and. of course, ws get the same re an<l efficient lumberman? The m?n, ent time, just remember that the
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sult. term after term. Nor can we who make laws for us to obey, are thounands of dollar* heretofore sp«*nt I
expect different results so long a* certainly of an much or more im I on <>ur street* have Iw-en a wa«t«i, *o j
we elect inexperienced men in th«* portance than arc our farm or mill i far as permanent improvement is <
Then why shall we not use ' c<>ncern«*<l, fM-cause the important
affairs of life men who have half- hands
aa
much
or more care in their »elec I featurv of drainag«* *a* not provid- I
l«ake«l ideas of what the state need*
lion?
Why
»hall we not urn- a* much j fl for. Now we propose to start j
in legislative matter*.
care
tn
selecting
■ legislator as the right. *> that future w<gk may
For many years the republican
dairymen
doc»
in
selecting a man to j tie a waste.
party ha* had almost absolute con
milk
his
cow*?
Of course the city engineers
trol of our legislatures and that
The time is at hand when people I mates seem high. Let us hope the>
party must be held responsible for
the legislative sins of which th«* must look to the quality and ability | are much higher than the cost*
The fact that a i prove to he and that when the con-
people complain. The only struggle of their officials
man
is
a
democrat.
or a republican templatrd improvement* are com
necesaary for the republican legisla
or
a
progressiva.
ought
not to gov pleted. it will include all of the
Gash Paul for Veal. Hog». Hiriea and Gasca ra Bark
tive office seeker, has lieen to secure
If the democrat •trcct ei(M-n*-s for the next ten
the nomination at the primary elec ern our selection
Prices Right
tion. his success following at the is the better qualified and is thf* year*. Scio street* will then not be
Our blotto.
/.n* and Let Ln>e
general election in the late fall a» • better calculated to perform the the cause of jeering remarks by our
service we require, employ him. If neighbtir» and we will be enjoying
matter of course.
Thi* plan or method of pnxN<d the republican ia the better man the benefits of good streets instead
OREGON
ure, in the (awt has fill«! our legis and better fitted for the place, rm- if the muddy, sloppy condition of
ploy
him
Only
result*
count.
the
(•*»!
winter
lative ball* with member* whose
We desire our next legislature to
One thing is sure, if we do not
central purpose ha* not lieen for th«-
undo
much
of
the
undesirable
work
andertake
the improvement thi*
general well fare of the people. A
of
past
legislature«.
We
want
state
vrar. we will have to do so next
few of the memls-rs chosen have
been au selected for a special pur commission« and uselew« office» year or the following, for even our
pose. Being men trained in the abolished. Can we expect the men present objector* will not be content
machinery of legislation, shrewd who created them or men of the to wallow in the mud continually. >
and capable, they have had no same political party to d<> the Their pride will lie finally aroused
trouble in the earlv days of a session abolishing as effectually a* we would when they will aay, "‘Let’s get
to effect «uch organisation, that men of tne opposition party? Re busy.”
Suppose the improvement costs as I
they could carry out their schema publican legislatures have created
BUT YOU WILL NOT GET WORK
later In the session. This resjlt ha* the thing* of which we, the pctqde. high as >150 per lot. This cr*t with
THAT IS SO GOOD AS WE DO
lieen made eaay. because three- complain, Can we expect a repub interest tharwo for ten years will
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fourths of the membership has lieen lican legislature, next winter, to tie but a little over $200. Divide
composed of men whose ability made , undo the work which that party has that total cost by 10 and vou «dll |
them simply pawns in the hands of | done in the past, thereby acknow have an annual co»l of less than $25
per lot
Will thia small annual cost
the other fourth. The large majority i ledging their ttariy in the wrong?
have Iwen men of simply ordinary'
not
lie
more
than ma«ie ut> by the
Since the adoption of the direct
increaaeti
value
of the lot to «av
mentality, having no ability to ex election of U. 8. senator*, there has
BUT YOU W ILL NOT GET WORK
nothing
about
the
added comfort? !
press a thought, even if they could been no need of politic* in the «elec
THAT'S ANY BETTER IF AS GOOD
originate one. They simply occupy tion of our legislator*. Yet then- Moreover, when the street is brought
their various seat*, look wise and have been under the nearly unanimo to grade, you will know that every j
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Dr 1. K. Sanderson
DENTIST
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Staple and Fancy Groceries
Queensware, Glassware, Etc.
Field and Garden Seeds
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You May Pay Less
You May Pay More
vote "yaa" or "no” a* their party us control of our republican friend*,
leaders may dictate.
They have and the enactment of the most ex
lieen a* putty in the hand* of such I travagant l«-gi*lati<»n the creation of
l«»gi»laU>r* as have scheme* to carry new office*, increase of salaries. etc.
would have been impossible with
through.
Of course every member, especial , a nearly equal political division of
ly the new ..nr», ha* a measure that body Costa of government in
which h* wishes to have enacted in all departments have hern ao multipli
to law. He think* that if he ha* ed that Oregon is, today, the high
not introduced a meaaure, he ha* est taxed state of the Union.
Linn county now has an oppor
not done hi* duly to his coostituent*
tunity to t thr ball rolling tot
And. too. there ia a certain amount
I
dollar you expend on sidewalka. etc. |
will be right and not have to be
torn up in the future.
All of neighboring towns have
better street* than we. in Sci«x have
As a result they are making bet
ter progress than we. In other lines
Scio is up with our neighboring
town* and in several point* we are
the leader*. Shall we lag along be
hind all other town* in the county
with our street*’
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