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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1920)
■ - ' . millage tax Cannot these taxeating THE SCIO TRIBUNE concerns be satisfied with what they he is entirely tree of partytsm and. if Dominated, will rofiect the wishes now have? Can they not dispense of ■ large majority of the people IMb’Kt) KVKHV THU »PAY BY with at least one third of the teach But he is oppoeoi by the politicians T. L. uiKMjKM. trnrroa and crop ers now employed without material who may I«- able to prevent his se injury to those institutions? There lection as th« San Frsncisco candi Entered at the postoffice at Scio, I The people would like to may tie just reason for our public date Oregon as second class matter. schools to ask for the 2 mills in have him nominated. If so. he will crease. but all other millagy taxes t>e elected. He would ptobablv se stinscRirnoN. in apvanc * 11.75 lect a coalition cabinet which would asked for should tie denied, six months — .90; Oregon has now issued nearly go far towards destroying extreme I 18.000.000 in road bonds. The re [isrtyism and effect a regeneration AUVRRTtAtNti RAT» suit so far of the return made, is of out government. I xks I advertising per line first in W illiam G. McAdoo has a strong not satisfactory. We are asked to 10 sertion ................................... authorize the issue of another |10.- following and if nominated he is big Each subsequent insertion per line. 06 000,000 at the primary election enough an«i liberal enough to make Display advertising First insertion However, being The bond boosters could not wait a go«Mi pr«-sident. per inch ..................................... 26 « son-in-law of the president he for the general election in the fall Each subsequent insertion. ........ 15 for the authority when the full vote would t>e fought with more bitter- Advertisements sboukl reach this office of the stale would tic out, but crowd n«*ss than he otherwise would. not later than Tuva« la y to insure publi Quite recently the name of ex- ed the matter onto the primary el cation in the current issue. spaahar Champ Clark w ta-ing favor ection when ti>r vote is usually light All foreign advertisements must be ably m«*ntmned. Mr Clark woul<i er. Moreover, we must expect these paid for in advance of publication. SI0,(8)0.000 bond issues at every el have tievn nominated eight years ago ection until every countv in the state had it not le-rn for his fool mana gers who ma«le a deal in hie favor will have paved r«>ads. We repast, paved r««ads. superior with Tamany Hall of New York public schools and colleges are all which brought about hiadafeat. Mr. tine and desirable, providing we can Clara has Icen speaker of the house afford them Hut then» is a limit of rehrtMU-ntativro for eight years unii I plrdgr allrgianre Io mV flag to what people can afford tn pay, ■nd is on«- of the m«>et tsmular dem ihr Htpuhlx fot u hkh it »land*, onr and we have reached .hat limit. | ocrats of our nation. If nominated ¡gallon. inltruihlr. »ilh lihrrlu limi Still these lax consumers are asking he will make a popular candidate. imlice fat alt .Mr. Bryan, of course, will tie at for more, all of which the farmer.) lumlierman anti stockman must w th«- convention and his name may be THE TAX BURDEN. submitted as ■ candidate Hut hav in the end. The trouble with Oregon is her ing the distinction of three defeats The |H-ople of Oregon are now great army cf laxeatcrs men ■nd for the firrsidcncy is not likely to am -ng ’• highest, if not the high women whose salaries are drawn di meet with favor b«-forc the conven est taxed |M*ople of any state in th« rectly or indirectly from the lax- tion. though he may have much in Union, an<l wtirn th»« proposed mill imycra. If we reckon the number fluence in naming th« candidate, as age taxes are added, which are t<> of taxi-ating state cornmiMions. state he did at Baltimore eight years ago, lie placed upon the primary ballot, Republican newspapers and orat- elemosynary institutions, state col- Oregon will lie first again in the list leges, etc., the burden ha» simply <>rs seem cocksure that their party of high tax««l states, providing th«- Irrcome enormous, arid still the cry is sure to win in November. They taxenti-rs are -ucctoMful at the polls. is more from one and all. make aswrtions of «urenews that This is an unenviable reputation The taxpayer must arouse himself' shut people actually believe them, to lie thrust upj»n the state and is and fight to protect his property i Now such sureness is assumed for a sure to operate against desirable He has the power to curb these raids purpose. However, there are two homci'evkers locating within our on the state treasury if he will only things to c >ml«at this surenesa. A state. (iregon is singularly favored get out to the polls and vote NO! republican congress han been in ses by nature in point of climate, aoil. While we must maintain our state, sion something over one year. It general heal th fulness, etc., and county, municipal governments, our has acquired the reputation of doing would Iw-romc a favorite location l>enal and demos) nary institutions, almost nothing, other than fight the for the homesevker if it were not we can cut out about one-half of treaty and covenant of the league for the burdensome taxes which we our slate employes and Compel our of nations during that year. If we are continually increasing. colleges to lie satisfied with the in conquire what the recent special ses Th«« Tribune willingly conce« I es that a good public school system, fin«- colleges, splendid roads, good municipal improvements, etc., are moat dr-orable. They add to the attractiveness of our state providing th« rat«* of taxation is not exposed Hut when the homeseeker, after overlooking the many good thing» and then looks at the high rate of taxation, he Is very apt to turn our state down as l>cing too expensive. comes they now have. We have simply got to force economy in every field if we do not wish our property taken from us hv the tax gathervr THE CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK. sion has accomplished with that done by the special srwtion called by Pres ident Wilson in 1913 the difference is largely in favor of the democrats. Another feature: No candidate who has fought confirmation of the treity can lie elected. For thia rea son General Wood or Governor Is>u- den is their party’s best bet. This eliminates Senator Johnson as a pos sibly successful candidate Indeed, it is doubtful if he could carry hie own state of California on that issue. The Tribune will lie satisfied with the election of either Wood or Lou den, providing Hoover is not nomi nated. Should Hoover tie nominated we are for him first, last and all the time. In a few weeks «»ur candidate« for president and uther national, state. Sounty and city officials will lie cho- I sen and w<- should ever keep in mind ^iv fact that if gixid men or women Many of our towns, when the per are not chosen for candidates, good centage of taxation are added, find | men or women cannot t>e elected as the total to lie a sum so great that our officials Therefore our primary the taxpayer does not wish to talk elections, where candidates arc nom almut it. e«p«*cially to any one who inated, are fully as important as are thinks about buying a home in our our general elections later on. slate. From the present outlook General If the treaty and league become Many of our country towns hav«> Wood, Governor louden and Sena an issue it will become a strong ■ tax bill of from 35 to 50 and 60 tor Johnson seem to lie the most plank in the democratic platform. mills to meet annually. This is n talked of possibilities of the repub Nor can the republican platform be heavy burden to the owner or renter lican party and most probably one silent on the treaty, for the leaders of property, for the owner must of them will I m - ch<»«en as the candi iof that party know that the people raise the monthly rent on the busi date of that party. want the treaty confirmed, and the ness or residence property to meet General Wood has an excellent I democrats will have a large advan th«* increased burden. reputation as an executive in Cuba tage if the treaty is an issue at the The millage taxes to lie voted on and the Philippine Islands. Hr polls next November, . this year will practically double our stands for the ratification of the Nobody with any degree of cer state levy. In Linn county the tax league treaty, now |s*nding before tainty can prophesy what the result has b«-en increased by about 25 per the U. 8. senate. Governor Ixiuden may be. The growth of political cent, with the probability that an ha* a splendid record as governor of independency has t>een great during other 25 per cent will t<e added next Illinois, and has accomplished more the past four years am^such votes year in th« way of economic reform than Now there is. there must be, a any governor that state has had would l«e cast for Mr. Hoover if he The people limit to the tax burden soon. elm- He favors confirming the league should he nominated are tired of intense nartisanism our farms and other property will treaty. They think less of party today than be practically confiscat«*d. When Senator Johnson made an excel taxes and the uukeep Cuneumee. say lent reputation as governor of Cali they ever did and they^re sure t<| 75 per cent of the rental value of fornia, but opposes any league of register their votes in favor of inde pendency if given an opportunity the farm, why has not its value been nations. If nominated he will be destroyed? Some say "sell it an«i defeated, for a large majority of the inv«*st the money in non interest Ralph McD-mald has two first class people of the United States favor rows. Guernsey and Jersey mixed, bearing bonds.** But who will want the league and will not vote for a for «ale They will freshen within to invest in property which yields a candidate who is opposed to it. | the next 10 days; have been bred to very small return? The result srili On the democratic side Herbert Durham bull, milk strain, ('heap. be farms will depreciate in value. C. Hoover is a very strong man. and 'f ,al‘en at once 29 2t Our slate colleges are asking for while not a cambdate for thenum. , A<lwtw, Th< Trib|ia< a large increase in money through a. nation the people want him. tiecaus I mn'— H. C. ROLOFF AUCTIONEER Public safes a q—rislty. i,«-t lb«- man that can get you tbs nw-nev Koloff can I bo. fiM. LEBANON. ORE. I rea. »17. Ixck Box 306 Write or phon« me at my »xpenas for dates. 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