The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1914-1917, February 22, 1917, Image 2

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bers, with the Deccsnarv commitl««
clerks, should be ample and then
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The frequent use of the
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IMUKD »VOIY TNÜRSHAY HY
the work would not 1« overbunien
gency ciaiMr” by the late legislature
Fresh Meats oí AJI Kind*
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r. u t>voc«a. rorro« and rror*
is evidence that th«ne l<«gi*Jstocs are
The lax limitation law <l<-mon
afraid to trust the people
Afraid,
Reasonable Price«
strati«!
that the legislature will
Phone 27-7
Entered at the txwtoffiee at Scio
why?
hoed a mandate of the people when
Oregon as second clam matter.
Our lawmakers know that they
Scio. Ore.
it has to do So. Send a mandate to
have enacted several measures into HCIO
OWXiON
abolish the lobby and limit the law which were approved i»v Gover­
SUMKMUmoN. IN ADVANCS
$150
lUUrt r^r
I mm M»sa«wl»«
amount of clerk hire up to the next nor Withy««»mhe. which th«’ people
1.60
AT «ND OF YKAR
session and two sources of evil will
would not ratify.
.75 be removed. The legislative nortxon
Sil MONTH*
The question hen- arise», are the«,-
will l>e cleeriflod and the members legislator» our servants or are they
UNDERTAKERS
Attorney at law
ADVERTISING RATCB:
will work instead of hobnobbing our masters? Admit that they are
(alls Attend««! U» Promptly
♦CITY ArmBNBYl
: with lady clerks
There will th«-n
L/vea) advertising. per line
wiser than the common herd, it
Dav or Night
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lie
no
need
to
continue
the
session
Display advertising, per inch
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di«« not follow that they were born ST|<)
inumo*
OREGON LARA NON
‘overtime, for the work will have
tn the purple nor that they know
Display advertising, long time, arc
; been done.
what the t*eoplr want lw-tter than
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manager.
the people themselves do
Ex tende<l marriage or death notices
THE OUTLOOK FOR WAR
While the imergrocv ci a use as
per line
3c
attached to a piece of legislation
Special rate* on long time display
There is just a l«are possibility may be neewsary under certain
I hat Grade oí Meats
advertising.
that Germany may not commit the condition, it shouhi never l>e u«ed
overt act which President Wilson to slip over onto the |>e<>ple a law
ANTI LOBBY LAW
say» will lie the tocsin (or s call which they do not de«ire nor one
IS BADLY NEEDED to war. There is some small sign which favors a iqwcial interest al
that our Teaulonic friends prefer the vxp«msr of the taxfiayers When
to
remain on a friendly tuu’is or, at a member attache-, th, emergency
Oregon has adopted many reform
We invite Purr FV mm I and Sanitary* Inspection
least,
placr no greater strain on the c I sum to a measure, when nA emcr
law« which ter.il toward reforming
M cknight & daley , props
and purifying our political methods, strand of friendship which has h««re- gene) exists, he assumes to lie th«*
toforv
ixtsted
Iw-lwi-en
the
two
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lint *<• hav*, «o far, failed to cor-
master instead of the servant
He
reel activitles of the disgraceful and countmw. than now exists.
asKumes to know what is good for
On the other band the continue«!
corrupting influence the QotorioUN
th,- people, that is to say some of
"Third” hoiiw which HMM-n»* to indiscriminate activities of the 0- the |M-ople. when he knows a major­
wield ar> nt« rpowerinv influence boats, the injury done to tierman ity of the |ieoplr would reject it.
over the action of our lawmaker». merchant shi|w interned in our Years ago a big railroad man. when
In fact, it is a question which wields harlsira and the German influence th«’ interests of the people were be­
DEALER IN —
the moit power in legislative mal- being used on Mexican factions and ing Con«i'ier,«i said ' the |s*ople l<c
'in Cuba. t<> give occupation to damn,«!.** l«-gu>lalor* who attach
terw. the lobby or the legislature.
No doubt the majority of our American troops al home, would (he emergency clause to a proposed
legislators go to Salem every two ; indicate that Germany rather courts law in order to override th*’ people’s
years with the full purpose of stand­ addin». America to her already large wishes, arc of the same claw will
ing for the interests of th»» people. ' list of enemie«. than not. At all this railroad man. Such men should
Before the nesnioti is half over, how­ events. Praaident Wilson expects never he elected Pi any office, much
ever, there seems to Iw a change in i ' the overt act tn be committed and 1,-w that of lawmaker
It is thH
the opinions of many or moat of the is going forward with preparations ciiuMof lawmakers which forced the
memta'rship
Whv this change? Il ' for war at a high s|M«*d. Germany's people to adopt the Initiative ami
can only ta< accounted for by the j delay in committing the expected the referendum
pursuasive (?) argument and In-1 : overt act. is giving the United Status
The 1,-gislature as a lawmaking
■ very welcome time to pre(>arv our
fluence of the lobbyist.
body, is disrredit«i by the peo|d«>
Now most legislators prefer to la» warshq* for active duty,
am! the session just closed, has not
L asli I'«id lor Vc«l. I k gs. Hide» and (. aacara Bark
Should war occur, it may not he
go<»d and loyal to the interests of
improved the character of that body
Prices Righf
their constituencies.
The! know m-ce-Miry to send Ameiican troops in the least. In the end the pm>ple
that if they prove true and loyal, across the sea The use of our war­ are sure to ret«’l against the dis­
Our Molhi
l.rrr and l.el l.nr
further political preferment awaits ships to protect our coasts and com­ gusting and diagraceful conduct
them
But the blandishment of the merce on the sea from the activities which foists upon the people laws
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lobbyist proves too strong and the of German U-iM>ats is proluddy all thev do not want.
SCIO
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will
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on
our
part.
lawmaker is driven to concede s>m<>-
Senator Garland introduced a
There inav lw> another reason for
thing the aforesaid lobbyist desires.
measure during the present seasion
Germany's action. In comnumcmg
For instance:
to make the legislative quadrennial
A legislator introduce« a measure her ruthless submarine war In the instemi of Biennial as now
Ha<1 he
which he knows is much desired by ' l»arr««i x«u>e. which she knew would made the period every ten years tn-
the |>eople. The bill moves along drive away all neutral friendly feel­ strad <>f four years and the same1
nicely until it is referred to a com­ ing she. evidently, was playing her la* submitted to the people, they
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mittee, Here the bill seems to have, last card, at least on the sea
would ratify it by a big majontv.
found its eternal rest. Il seam waa a case of desperation. If she What little prospect there teemed
imiMMaible to get the committee to could not succeed in starving Eng­ to be during the tint day« of the
rejKirt it liack for final action. In land within a few weeks, she knew session that the old objectionable
some mysterious wav Mr. Legislator that starvation at home would give Arwturea would !«• displaced by a
A friend just back from Southern Cali-
is informed that his bill will be her trouble and force her to ask decent attempt to <k> the people's
forma nays:
The weather wan tine, in
reported favorably, if
he only fur peace. Also, if she haii to sue will, was soon deeply obliterated.!
fact too warm for heavy clothe-
Many
will vote for a certain other bill for peace, the adding of America’s And when the notorious "third
were bathing al the beaches. Oranges
which he knows to be wrong in lOO.tMlO.tlOO people hi her unmiit«, house" ta-gan its usual activities,
were ripe in the vaileva, while the moun­
principle
But rather than have his would make the defeat leaa in« the oldlime disgraceful ami prohabiy
tains nearby were covered with snow."
glorious.
own meritorious measure smothered
corrupt proceedings was on. just
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The
outlook
now
is
that
the
war
in commit tee. he votes for the ob­
With warm tunny weather it will not I*
the same as when House bill "104"
jectionable bill. Ilia own measure will come to an end during the was m its glory
long before the bloswims on the tree« will
When we size up
then is favorably reported and prob­ present year. Ind«*ed. the great cost the accomplishment* of the session
he everywhere announcing spring is here
ably becomes a law
Hut look at of carrying on a war of such great just dosed, we are sure tu omdude
1 ake a vacation trip now where life is
the price Mr. legislator has had to magnitude, is rapidly driving all of that more harm than good has re­
different; where climate surroundings and
pay? He has had to help enact a the nations engage«! into tuxnkruptcy. sulted.
bad law tn order to save hie good A natim. like the individual, can |
amusements are out of the ordinary.
one. Now such action is n«Mirly only pay a certain portion of earn­
Spend a different February.
HIGH COST OF LIVING
always due to manipulation trading ings in interest It muat have some­
or logrolling of which the lobbyist thing on which tu live and her dti-
Three I rains Daily
It is a difficult matter to select
xen» must earn the money. As
is a |Mwl master.
The question here arises, why not there is a limit to Ü m * {««>ple's earn­ anything which one rats or wears
restrict the activities or abolish these ing power, so is there a limit to the which d<ea not cost from 25 to 1(M*
will take you there in comfort.
lobbyists?
Why not
place the poster of a nation to s|M*nd money, per cent more than it did one year
ago. and we thought price* at the
Ask the agent
,
Therefor*,
all
nations
engaged
ex
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temptation to vote for wrong meas­
top notch then. We are now paying
pect
the
tin*!
iaillle
to
be
fought
M, S«HI. Gwral
As«««
ures lieyond the possibility of or-
130 to 40 per cent more for flour, 25
rwilanS. IWrw
ruptmg the legislator? Other states during the present year. For thia
to 30 per cent n ore for meat. 150
have bamslwd the lobbv and why reason, our navy is the only branch
per cent more for potatoes, 25 |>rr
of
our
military
power
which
is
liketv
not we do likewise?
cent more for butter and so on clear
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to
see
active
service,
even
if
there
A measure to abolish the lobbv
down the line
must come up from the people Is a declaration of war.
We pay $20 now for the suit of
It fb a fact that the people of all
througe the Initiative, for the legis-
clothes
we bought a year ago for
iature will never enact a law with the nations engaged in war. are
$15.
$1
to $125 more for shoes and
teeth in to this end. A proper ready to clamor fur peace whenever
corresponding
increases for every­
•ADVERTISE IN
measure to cure thia evil would be there is the least sign that peac«-
thing
we
wear.
Just a few days
adopted bv a large majority, if sub­ msv be effected and the clamor will
be aided by the neutrals as well. ago the price of matches was in­
mitted at the next election.
creased 00 per cent
At (he same time a measure to re­ This is the leading reason why
All kinds of paper have doubled
strict the number of legislative America will not become very deeply
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