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Governor Olcott now holds the
good done the roads and thia ‘
THE SCIO TRIBUNE . actual
too, to build a scenic joy riding road office of governor by virtue of being
•ay with authority whether ha is a
democrat or republican
He ia a«
secretary of state. When his title ideally indewn b nt as may be found
for Portland's benefit.
IMUgD gVRRY THURSDAY BY
The question is. can the people to the «ecretaryship expiree January within the realm of American ooli
r. u duggbr . tonti« and raor
. I, next, cannot the secretary then tic«. He believe« in pi->greMlon and
afford it?
Should the people tw so unwise as i installed in office, justly demand to economy. and should he t* nomi-
Entered at the pstufllw at Scio.
to increase the «fate, bond limit to 4 step across the hall and assume the’ naled and elected he would give our
Oregon aa ascond class matter.
per cent another 510.UUU.0UO will reins of governor? Should thi« con nation a new deal. He would clean
be thrown into the hopper and about' dition arise, the «upreme court must out the political gang* which have
•utmcRirnoN. in advancp
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all the good the people will get will decide that the «ecretary is within been leeches on the government
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his rights in making the demand, since the day» of the Civil war.
be to have their taxes increased.
For this rvamn the people want
When our taxes reach 7 to 8 per for the constitution plainly sav« in
ADVEKTtaiNU KATKH
cent on the awi*««rd value of prop case of vacancy by resignation, death him. and vice versa, the politicians
The new jointed roll to eyeglass
Ixx-al advertising per line first in
erty, which point will soon I* reach or otherwise, the secretary of state do not. for they know that Mr,
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frame« make« it possible to remove
ed at the present rate of increase, 11 shall succeed to the gubernatorial Hoover would run the ship.
Each «ubsequent insertion per line. .06
the lent without «polling the frame«
Being so completely indetoendent
what will your farm lie worth. Mr. office,
Display advertising First insertion
farmer? Even now some men re-
Thus the court will find itself in a of partisanism neither |>arty could
per inch ........................
fuse
to
buy
property
In
Oregon
be-
box
and must reverse itself from the afford to antagonize him. but both
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Each subsequent Insertion
Thr for patriotic r» n* t>« would I m - forced
cause of high taxation. Double up decision just harwied down,
Advertisements should reach thia office-
to assist in making his administra
the
pre«rnt
rate
and
all
will
refuse
constitution
in
another
section
aays
not later than Tuesday to insure publi
to buy. In consequence the farm the secretary «hall hold office for N tion a succes*
cation in the current Issue*.
The great majority of the Ameri
All foreign advertisement* must be value will decrease rapidly because year« consecutively only. Secretary
a*ra.
can
people would gladly see the
the
small
profit
earned
has
been
de
Olcott
completed
hi«
8
year«
Janu
paid for in advance of publication.
stroyed. has been confiscated What ary I. 19IM. He is now «ecretary leeches and grafter* almut Washing
HAROLD Al.HRO.
will your paved roads lie worth in violation of that section
If he ton. D. C.. to lie forced to try and
Manufacturing Optician
then. .Miss Portland? It will simply hold« the office of «ecretary until •re if they could really «-arn-an hon
i
est
living.
I* decay when you have driven the January I. 1923. he will have served
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consecutively 12 years or thereabout.
We are rightly endeavoring to
state into bankruptcy.
This writer ha* lived in Oregon
The «pirli of our constitution evi free our nation of bolshevism. I W.
for 50 year«. He has seen the gross dently contemplateli that any office W. and all »ther istna detrimental to
/ pletlge allegiance Io my flag
amount of taxe« multiplied by four vacated for whatever cause should democracy . but when we know that
the Republk fot whkh it ilandi,
AUCTIONEER
in that time. The outlook ia for • tie filled by appointment until the these grafter« and political trickstrr«
l\atìon, in.ltthible, tttlh liberty
much quicker increase in the near neyt general election, even including Me the basic cause for these ene
luilke for all.
future.
that of governor. But m they fail- mies of the government we feel that Public «sir« a specialty. Get th<- man
that can get you th«- monvv 'toloff can
No, Mr. taxpayer, refuse to raise rd to make the law plain in the a thorough cleaning of the Aegean
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HIGH TAXES MORE COMING. the bund limit and also the repeal matter, they evidently thought a »table* is nscrsMry. The people mom« f
of the •> jier cent limit or the State I governor would never die or resign. want the clran-ing to lie within as Write or |>hon<' me at my expense for
dates.
Tax paving time will be again °r ’»regno will ba bankrupt within Now that we see the receswty of well a* without our national capital.
Salt Sat«« anaa«*4 far al Saw trikaaa aHwa
with us m March and will reach the ‘h*
>'*■«• Protect your correcting this oversight we should They think Mr. Hoovt-r would lie aaA~»
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highest point ever paid by lJnn borne by refusing to take flown the repair the error as soon as piawible. just the right man to I »ms the job.
In states having a |>re-mientiai
If the secretarial office had been
county
The levy for the different »*"»
*»»*r res«on «*1 ‘urn the
loealiti« in Linn county will range •<•»*
‘® lh- grafting extrava- made cotrrminu« with that of gov preference law the prople can ex
from 30 to 50 mills. When we add 8-mce to whi<* «* •'* now rapidly ernor. or had a provision iiren made press their choice, but in state« 201-5 New First National Bank Bldg.
tn this the upkeep of the property drifting. It Is your only protection for the election of a lieutenant or where thr political machine« are «till
ALBANY
OKEtiON
the total will lie increased to near an,l f°r Y°ur boys and girl« soon to vice governor, without salary except in the «addle it will be difficult for
15 per cent of the cash value of the ^e their places in the busy actlvi- when in active duly as governor or them to wiebl a «utlicient influence
ties of life.
president of the senate, our present contrary' to machine politics.
property.
muddle
would have l>een impossible.
An<l this rate will increaae rather
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Optometrist.
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ALtAMV
H. C. ROLOFF
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
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than diminish in the future.
Our state ia now obligated to pay
interest on about 120.000.000 on
bond issues in the past anil almost
to the limit of the bonded indebted-
runs allowed by our state constitu-
lion, yet our good mails enthusiasts
are asking for another 110.000,000
and to do thia are asking the people
to increaae the bond limit from 2 to
4 |ier cent of the bond limit for state
Indebtedncaa.
It will lie remembered that this
paper <>pp.>*>*d the fO.OOO.QpO bond
issue on the ground that it would be
but the entering wedge for other
like mimes
In 1918 the people au
thorized a aacond issue which about
reached the state law limit of bond
issues.
The Portland bunch pleaded for
the Aral m-ue stating ss a justifies
turn that no part of the istue would
be expended in .Multnomah county,
but they did not fail to remember
that a large part of the material
would be | urchased in that county
and most of the contractors and la
bor would lie supplied by Multno
mah county. Nor did they forget
that the Columbia highway, which
is scenic rather than commercial,
would inure to Portland's benefit.
Now between 517.000,000 and
518,000,000 of bonds have been is
sued and thm scenic highway is not
complete. The reason for the wast ■
ing of the jieople's money is evident.
These state mad l>ond*. sold by
our millionaire state mad commis
sion. have b««n marketed at an av
erage discount of 6 per cent. If we
add to this discount lorn the over
head expense« of the commission we
find that but about 50 cents of the
dollar reaches road construction.
Then if we consider the high cost of
labor and material, this other SO
cents which eacapes overhead ex-
pen«**« is cut In the middle grain,
leaving but 25 cents on the dollar
issued to finally reach th* roads if
the conditions were normal.
Most of these honds draw 4j per
cent interest. If we place this in
terest upon the actual amount which
reaches the roads we find we are
paying 18 psr cant interest oe Use ,
THE GOVERNORSHIP MUDDLE
Meat Market
Farmn, Atteitiaa
HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT.
IjMt week the supreme court
handed down a decision holding
Sentiment «w-m« to be rapidly
that Governor Olcott was entitled to
All out the late Governor Withy- forming for the nomination of Hon
comlie'a full term, or until January orable Herbert C. Hoover for presi
dent.
Il is not inspired by Mr.
1. 1923.
Now aa Mr. Olcott's term as «ec Hoover himself nor by the politic
retary of state expires January I. ian«. The inspiration seems tn em
1921, some people are asking by anate among the mas«es of the com
what authority he holds down the mon people irrespective of any party
gubernatorial chair for the two years to which they have adhered; for
they air both sick and tirrd of the
from January I. 1921. to 1923.
The court decision simply stalls methods of the office hunting poli
Professional
politicians
off the abnormal condition now con- ticians.
trolling the descent of the office as would descrilte the matter more
governor. This condition was bmt perfectly.
Mr. Hoover is absolutely free of
alxiut by the election of secretary
for a full term of four years after the partisan microbe. So free is he
the decease of Sccietary Henson that no fierson with authority seems
Hr should have been elected to serve to lie able to align him with either
out Benson'« term only. Then the of the great political parties, and
order of succession of the office of for thia reason the people want him
governor as contempts.ed by our to take hold of the helm of the ship
constitution makers would have been of state.
The spectacle of extreme parti-
preserved.
nanism
which is now and has been
The court divided. 4 to 3. in its
decision. So we will have a gover manifested in the U. S. senate over
nor for two years by virtue of the the ratification of the treaty and
voice of one man only.
league of nations, that ths people
Surely our constitution makeis would lie pleased to see the entire
did not contemplate a contingency bunch, with few exceptions, tumbled
of this character, else the muddle overboard.
which now exists would not have
The republican wing, supported
l>een possible.
by a few democrats, do not want
This paper believe« that Governor the treaty ratified though the ma
Olcott’s administration ia popular jority of that party want ratification
among the people. He could repair because it would give too much
this anomalous condition by resign glory to Woodrow Wilson, a demo
ing. to take effect January 1. 1921. crat, and have so loaded the treaty
and then become a candidate to sue down with interpretations and res
cred himself at the coming Novetn ervations which practically nullifies
her election. He would be elected the treaty, that the president will
by a large majority.
not accept it.
Another plan: The people could
Mr. Hoover is not a man of this
at the special election to be be held class. While the treaty may not be
next May. declare the office vacant ju«t aa he would have it, it is such
January 1. 1921. This would give a long step toward establishing a
time for the election in November;' permanent peace and toward bring
or so amend the constitution at that ing about the brotherhood of man
time which would bring about the kind. that he would have the treaty
same result and be a guide in case a ratified even if it has imperfections
like condition should arise in the in the American viewpoint
He en
future.
dorses the Wilson administration in
There is no reason why thia lame the main as he manifested in voting
neaa in our constitution should not for the re-eisetioa of President Wil
bs corrected Uus year.
son. yet no one seems to be able to
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