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THE SCIO TRIBUNE
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Entered at the txwtoffice at Scio.
Oregon as second class matter.
■UBtM'KtPTUIN, IN ADVANO
(1.60
AT »ND OF VILA«
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fael sure that th*lr salaries will be
forthcoming every month and for
th* period of time they are employ
ed (elected) and apparently they try
to get along doing as little work as
possible.
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and
The criti<-i«m at that tim* was un- in motive ami
Secretary Raker
Faber
timely and before th* wrong audi- should welcome the criticoni for h* RailfOad Tillie Table
enc*. It ahould have been d*liv*red can at once proceed to correct the Arrival and Departure of pasM-ngrr
before the United States senate, a» cause of complaint.
Trains
was the last expose of maladminis-
Woodburn-Springfield Branch
(ration of inferior departments
OUR BIENNIAL TROUBLE
WEST SCIO
Now. if such official was required I
Yet Senator Chamberlain’« New
North
7:55 a m.
to meet the people (his employers! ¡York stricture« on the war depa't-
Next week, to be exact. January
5.09 p m.
frequently. Confer with them ami, m.-nt, though made before an im- 13, our biennial trouble will Iwgin South
trll them what he is doing and how proper audience, reaulted In good, down at Salem.
Corvallis & Eastern
Heretofore the
he was conducting his particular of It caused the rectification of the trouble has been with the people
MUN KEILS
flee, he would not become ao dere things of which the senator enm- who hart to raise the money with To Albany
N. I I a m
lict in duty. Frequent cunfeimcr»» plain«-!. Let us hope his late criti- which to Day the bilk the legislative To lietroit
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with the people would serve as s ci- n made I*fore the proper body appropriations required.
Motor service discontinu* <1.
Hut at
stimulant and spur to a better per of men and at an occasion which this MMNion the legidators have a
formance of duty.
was timely, will result even in great good sized bunch of trouble to take
Men who drive or ride horses]er go.*!
care of themst-iv«-».
know that the whip or spur is nec
Secretary Baker. however. should
A few rears ago the people enact
essary to stimulate the lazy or slow I not be considered an official failure
ed a law creating what is known a»
horse up to d«»ing hi« work properly becaum commanders or superinten- "the six per cent limitation law.”
and some officials, unfortunately, dents of rmn«»r departments fail to This law says in effect that the pres
are somewhat like the laxy or slow administer their trusts In the spirit ent legislature shall not expend or
horse.
I intended.
Such derelictions were appropriate a sum in exee«s of six
Linn county in the past ha» had certainly contrary to the wishes of per cent more than was appropriated
many excellent and painstaking offi ' Secretary Baker. He undoubtedly
n
at the legislative atwion of 1916
rials and some who were not so good wishes his orders executed in the
In ordinary times this increase
Like the laxy or slow horse they spirit in which they were iriven. would t»e ample for the usual re
W.'A. Ewing.
A. E. Randal*
needed stimulation in some form, i with promptness and with tender quirements.
The framers of the President
Vice Frm.
Frequent conference« with th* p*o-1 care in handling the sick and the
law figure*) that the asm^Mtod valua
E l>. My«-r», <'a ln«-r
pie would have served aa the nceea- wounded.
tion of the state would not increase
lioes a general banking buainesa,
sary stimulant.
It would have
However. Secretary Baker ia not more than six percent in a biennium
made satisfactory officials of. let us th«- first secretary of war to be crit and therefore the c> t *»f govern receiv«* deposits »object toch«M a. pay»
interest on
time
deposits,
sehs
sav. a very few wh«> retired from icized
Secretary Stanton, one of ment ahould not make a greutrr travelers check» ami draft», ami
office aa not satisfactory sen anta
the al»le»t secretaries of war the relative increase
make» eollections.
If Judge Bilyeu, who is the lead lu-t.-d Suit«-» h»» ever had. brought
Hut the past two year* have not
ing manager of our countv basinet« d<>An th«- maltdictions of both the been par cannot I«*- cl*a«-«I as ordin- ‘
affairs, will make it a point to meet army and the people because he ary year«
Th*- cost of Jiving and
the people of the various localities would not exchange well fed and about everything «-Ise. have more
of the county frequently and tell healthy 1W»'I priaouets. confined in than doubled in price. The main
them his plans an ascertain what Northern prisons. for emaciated ami tenance of our state im-titutions has
Walter Bilvvti, I’rop
the people desire, it will I m time sickly Union prison;-** confined in been sensitive to thia increase. This
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well spent.
Southern prison pen»
Secretary additional coat has been met by
»TAUE MIET» Al l. I KAINS
If Commissioners Fierce ami But- Stanton's dictum in this matter may what is known as an ’’emergency”
Leaves Scio Fu»tofti.-<-
ler will meet the people occasionally have been right from a cold blooded appropriation by th.
emergency
and talk up toad ami bridge mat ami merciless viewpoint and from lx«rd. This board is composed of
and 12:46 p n. )<,r XJunkor*
ters, they would create much enthu an immediate advantage to the Rebel the governor, secretary of state,
siasm and a community of feeling cause, yet it wa* then bitterly etm> slate treasurer, president of the
If certain roads could or could not demoed and is < ondemned yet. to senate and speaker of the house of
tie improved, as the people of such day. by the surviving Civil war vet representatives.
Nolaru Public ana
community desired, the reason for erans.
This b<«rd has, in addition to pro
Coiwcyensor
or against could be given; or if a
Secretary Alg«-r of the war with viding for the deficiencies of our
new bridge could or coulti not be Spain, was severely condemned for stat* institutions and m-ceimary war
Abstracts of Title Examined
the rotten canned I »erf he permitted expenses, created a b«»dy of men
built, etc.
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ORI GON
People do not expect Impo»*d>ili to pa«* Inspection at the packing known as "state police ” This last ÌCIO
lies from their public officials, but houses. to be afterwards issued to item makes up for |25 i.ouo of the
they do expect the best service t»s- our soldier* in Cui«
The "round near ll.OOU.OOU which the board
sible with the means they < the pe<» robin” of which Theodore Roosevelt expects the present legislature to
pie) supply. The people are willing then an officer in Cut« was the in provide for.
UNDERTAKERS
to be taxed liberally if funds «rising stigator. has not yet l»cen L»rgoiten.
Thus our lawmaker* must deduct
Calls Attended to Promptly
therefrom are expended in a man
It woul«l lie most remarkable if, from the total amount which they
Dav or Night
ner which will yield the best result». under the administration of any sec ahould have for appropriations this
At all events the people should retary of war. some subordinate of 31,000.000 and the balance will be sao
OREGON
take interest enough In their own ficial did n<»t prove recreant to his at their <I is | mm «I for appropriations
business to keep in touch with the trust in being diahonestor negligent. for the coining biennium. So to
activities of their officials
Any of Such will probably lie the case as •peak, our legislature is given a
ficial who wishes to play fair and d«> long a* th«- world lasts or as long aa certain amount of cloth from which
AUCTIONEER
his duty, will be glad to take the frail humanity must lie trusted
they must fashion a certain numl»er
people into his confidence, and oc
But when we remember that Sec of garments
W aterloo
O regon
casional meetings of the people and retary Baker transported about 2.-
PkMM IZ» I««® H om
It must either reduce the number B. t. O N®. I
officials is the best and cheapest OOO.(MM) of soldiers to Europe with
or the size of the garments. In Sale date« arranged for at Th«- Scio
plan yet devised.
out the loss of a man. if we except either case there will I*- a great
Tribune Office. Scio, Ore.
th«- men lost on one British trans roar made. In the meantime the
CRITICIZING SECRETARY BAKER port guard«*«! by British destroyers, taxpayers will »imply smile ami my:
C C. BRYANT
we must take off our hats to him. "'We budded better than w< knew
No doubt Senator Chamberlain ilis transportation system must havr when We enacted the »ix per cent
had just cause to criticise the con tieen a» perfect aa human ingenuity limitation law.”
301-2 New First National Bank BMg
coul<l organize. Moreover, he has
duct of the war department.
Governor Withycumbe bitterly
No doubt that the appeals mad«- maintained his commissary store* to condemns this law ami indicates he ALBANY
OR e >N
to him from parties which had and abundantly and has kept our men at thinks the same is a disgrace to Or
were suffering from lax execution the front so well supplied with food egon statute laws.
ih<- governor is
of orders from Secretary Baker to ami clothing as well aa arms and mainly responsible for the state po
hospital* and other department» ammunition, that not a word of lice and rightly be ami th«- rest of
which come under the direction of complaint by our boys at the battle the board should I m - ma le to pay the
the secretary of war, touched the front ha* ticen heard. This cannot expense from their per* nal means.
senator’s sympathy and aroused his lie said of either Secretary Stanton Portland want I this state police Our twenty v«-ar rural credit plan
indignation.
Maladministration, ar Secretary Alger.
farm
helps
liecause «he did not w.« it to nay for of loaning mo ,
If subordinate officers carry out the guards thought n*<- -ssarv to pro- you to get out «*• debt. I
er «-».i
when it becomes known, arcuses the
form of loan the TO! IL am »tint
indignation of everyone ami we con order» in the spirit and intent given.1 tect the shipyards, etc.
So sb
of interest ¡«id during its r.Niiid'.
demn such maladministration in un whi ti has l»een done by our army boosted the extMt #e onto the state,
period of twenty vears. is actually
and navy officers in a manner of as- as she did the joy riding Columbi i less than M p«-r c- "t interest.
limited terms.
Senator Chamberlain, in his late ,om hn.vnt. the few dereliction« can highway which she wanu-d badly Write us lor bc>
t.
caustic criticism of Secretary Raker, be overlooked.
but did no* wish to pay for
HECKER * ”EAM Agent*
Yet. S«mator Chamberlain does
was fully warranted in his condem
The above ia the problem our leg
nations
He had a just right as right in calling down maladminis islators must solve ami u|mn which
ixt Lyon St
chairman of the senate committee trations and procrastinations. Only they will commence next Monday
Albany, Orrgob
on military affairs to let the light of by criticisms can these things be as unless the flu force» a rwcem. Ry
day shine upon minor departments certain«-1. The guilty commandant the close of the s*-»sion they will nil
of the secretary of war. which sena will not tell of it. and only by the hav* become expert financiers, At
tor Chamberlain had become of in com, lamts of those who suffer, or all events they will have to quit
formation thereof.
by th«- complaints of those who know when they spt-ml all the money.
The criticism was made at the of th - suffering, can the ahortcom-,
ALBANY, ORE.
proper time and before the proper ing of subordinates become known.
Th« Tribune ha» blank application«
for
auto
or
chaufTrer
license
for
1919.
body. Such was not the case when This is the only way Secretary Baker
I
Meals 35 and 50 cents
this same senator criticised the con can liud out that a subordinate is Nend in your application at one« and
avoid th« rush.
liti
Room 50c and Up
duct of the war office before a New derelict.
York audience nearly one year ago I
S
.t -r Chamberlain is right
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THE SUH STATE IMli
/ plejge allegiance Io my flag and
the Republic
¡Nation,
for uhith il Uandt. one
indteiuhle,
»ith
liberty and
jurtke for all
POLITICS.
Politirs is defined by moat of our
lexicographers as living "the science
of government.” Therefore as the
people through the power of the in
itiative and referendum and of the
direct primary qiethod of nominat
ing candidate* for public office,
should n»l content themselve« with
a few »¡»*-*»ches during the campaign
years by men or women who desire
to lie nominal«-! and elected to of
fice. but should keep in touclf with
matters political during off years as
well as during what has come to be
known as political years.
By this we mean that public offi
cials should take the |M»«ple into
their confidence; meet with them
frequently and tell the people, their
employers, what they are doing »nd
how they, the officials, are conduct
ing their reapcctlv* office«. Such
talks should ! e entirely free of par
ti san ism aa I should pertain entirely
to the Conduct of the office» tn which
they were elected.
To illustrât*: Our county court
comes more intimately in direct con
tact with the jwople thin any other
of our county officials. It ha« con
trol of the building <>f our roads and
bridges, a matter in which the peo
ple arc inlerest«-«l all the time. For
this reason these officials should
meet with the people of every com
munity' in the county frequently ami
tell them what they, the officials,
are doing and what they purpose to
I
In private businets undertakings,
where a manager is employed to
conduct a business. does the em
ployer turn matters over to the
manager for a period of two year«
without an accounting? No, indeed,
Frequent conferences between urn-
ployer and manager are held so that
the busine*. is conducted along the
line« the employer desires
Such
frequent conference» generate con
fidence on the part of both partie«
concerned.
Should not such conferences be
held with the manager we employ
in a public capacity as well as if he
or she was employed in privata an-
deavor?
But such ia not our practica in
the conduct of our city and county
governments We employ an official
by election to serve for a stated
period and then drop the matter
from our minds
Generally the
work is well done, but it is too often
the cam that officials become care
less and inefficient, feeling that they
are employed for the stated period,
and whether they give good or in
ferior service is immaterial. They
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