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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1921)
V’. • « / V. <« ■ . • **• ,f'‘ ■" a • « J ‘ •<F • • •• v * * % l’.TZíf •••»'* /• . • « r ’•• ■ • A»** i * « ’ -’w ’ • ’•. ’♦ , s> >>• > K*a> * : - ■ -, ,r¿ f, .i—j versity. These people should be THE sao TRIBUNE enumerated at their real homes un UMIJKD rVMt THUMPAY BY T. L. trucan. gorma ano mor Enterad at the ooetoffiee at Scio. Omron as second data matter. SUMCWfTION. IN AOVANCB 11.76 an MONTH* —.... 1.00 APVKKT1MNO BATIN’ lx*c«J «<!v«rti»tng prr line firet in- Mrtlon................................................... 10 E«rh •utMMH|uent ineerUon |»r line .(* Display advertMair First ineertiue per Inch .......... 26 Each aut»e.| oent insertion ................... lt> Advertisements should rverh this ofllcr not later than Tuesday to insure publi cation in the current issi » All forvign »lyrrtisvniiots mutt lw paid for In advance of publication. / »Ml« allegiantr io mp /fug ano tht Htpublk for g Air A U rlandi. ont Ration. mdhrittklt. oith liberty ano hattet for alL SCIO. OREGON. JAN. 20. 1921 LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT One of the knotty problem« which the present legislative assembly must solve it the reapp<>rtionm<*nt of the state for memliership in the legislature. Our constitution inhibits a mem bership of more than 90 in both bodies nt the legislature 30 in the eemte and 60 in the house With out a constitutional change thia number may not iw increased. Mrmliership heretofore has been basrd upon the total of population of the counties. Counties having a large population, such as Multno mah. being given a large number of members while several sparsely set tled counties must be Joined to be entitled to one memtier. This re sults in over representation tor Multnomah and under representa tion for the sparsely settled counties. Portland is practically Multnomah county. Her population is probably 26 per cent of the floating variety; non home owners and men and wo men who have no families. They are citizen* of Portland because the job they are holding down is in Portland, yet their homes are really in other states or in other parts of our own state, and many of whom own property elaewhvre than in Portland or other manufacturing districts. These floaters claim their real homes are where they own pro perty or in the localities where the bulk of their relatives reside. They are residents of Portland temporar ily or for as long as their Jolie last. Justly they should not tie enumer ated as citizens in their temporary homes for purposes of legislative apportionment. To illustrate thia feature: Scio and vicinity have 15 or more of her citizens residing in Portland and other manufacturing centers. They went there simply because of the inducements offered by the manu facturing interests. A field man for the Camas, Wash., paper mill was in Scio two or three years ago and induced near a dozen of Scio people to accept jobs in the Camas mill. This is probably true of many if not all the localities of the state Yet these people expect to return to Scio or from whence they came when they get through with their temporary employment. Such have reduced the population of Unn county and increased that of Mult nomah county or elsewhere as the case may be e Now it is manifestly unfair to count these oeople in making legis lative apportionment for they raallv are residents of Unn county and expect to return here It would be just as fair for Corvallta to enumer ate students at O. A. C. as citizens, or Eugene the students of the Uai- goods than can be sold in the Amer ican market and sell their surplus in til they establish permanent homes competition with the foreign manu elsewhere. facturers in the markets of the In a tentative bill to lie submitted world and at a much smaller pries to the lawmakers probably this w«-et than they aril to the American con iiKAI EK IN Multnomah county will be given 15 sumer. H«*nce. the protection that representative« and 6 senators while was neoled 60 years ago ia not at Linn county will lose one represen all necessary today. tative and one-half of one senator, The objert of a protective tariff caused by this Moating population ia to increase the price of comm<*di- moving from Linn ami temporarily lies to American consumers; for if centering in Multnomah. our domestic manufacturers were This now apportionment will give protected ao that they could increase Multnomah exactly one-fourth of the price of their goods the Ameri All sol<l at live anti kt live prioea the membership of the house of rep- can consumer who bought the goods rerentatives and one-fifth of that of had to dig down deeper In his pocket. the senate. With any sort of an or There is but one industry that is ganization and unity of action these now in the infant class the dye 21 members of the legislature can manufacturer. Prior to the war absolutely dominate legislative act we bought nearly all of our dyea ion. Any measure Multnomah wants fmm Germany. The war forced us carried through is a surety, while a to manufacture our own dyse, and measure which the rest of the state in order to prevent (iermany fr»m might desire, especially if it seemed flooding oar markets with dyes at a to conflict with Portland interests, price ao low that »ur American con J. F. WESELY cerns would have to shut up shop, is almost sure of defeat. Scio, Oregon It cut easily be seen then that protection may Iw rw-cesaarv. But this floating population should not thia is the only necessary product. 1* included in the tiasis as a just ap Our other industries are amply able portionment for legislative purposes. to take care of themselves. So out republican friends must eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee» Very many laws on our statute books have In-en placed there hy arrange the new tariff law along this large power which Multnomah democratic lines of "a tariff for wields which would not have been revenue only.” there without this domination. Our nation needs all the revenue So to enlarge this domination ie it can get from any and all sources. manifestly unjust. Another basis So if the new tariff law is basrd on of apportionment should l>e selected the principle of the largest possible a home owners basis would be . revenue result it will meet with the more representative of the people. approval <>f a vast majority of th«- Hut She people will not But a change of Iasi» is not likely people. to be made. Portland will not sur stand for the old exn-seivelv high render the power she wields over tariff. 1*6« ideal tariff would be to place state afTairs She will continue to select legislative members from I the rates as high as possible am! at among these floaters and non home the same time encourage the impor ; Successor to F. Giaelrnan owners for they can lie manipulated tation of foreign made goods. Of course such tariff rates will afford »•♦aaesaaaassssaa w aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaae by Portland politicians. The proposition has Ixcn advanced incidental protection, but will yield to give every county at least one the largest possible revenue, and if representative regardless of popula America ever n«*cde«i a targe revenue tion. Thia would give all portions it is at the prtwrnt time. Congress must not be guided by of the elate at least a fairer repre aentation. It may be neceaaarv to the wish«*« of the old lime tariff hog change the state constitution in or and his successors, for they would der to make an apportionment on have a prohibitive rate if they could this basis But it appears that such place the figures. This would sim ply make the American consumer move is necessary. Multnomah county nor Portland l«ay dearly for the commodities he is not Oregon nevertheless it is the uses, but no revenue would accrue largest center of both capital and to the government. The calling of a special sresion to population. The rest of the state should not l>e placed in th«* |»>eition rebuild the tariff law will meet with of supplicant and forced to be con the approval of all. Mr. Harding tent with such crumtis as the Port will not be able to get the business land bunch permits to drop from the of the country down to a condition legislative table. Portland must not of "normalcy” until this is done. A place herself in a position to hog condition of uncertainty will retard the whole business. W hether she and alow up business and the sooner does or not 21 of the 90 members this uncertainly ia disposed of men of the legislature will place her in a will not embark, enlarge or resume position to do so and she will have business as actively as thev will the name with or without the candle. when they know where they are at. «1. E. WESELY Fancy &. Staple Groceries Garden and Field Seeds China and Glassware Roll Films developed, pictures printed and enlargements made from your films. All work turned out promptly. Give us a trial. SEE HERE The Scio Produce House ii BUYS !> All kinds of produce; also grain and ;; potatoes in car lots Give Us a Trial < • J, A. MO1S I County School Superintendent Mrs. Ida M, Cummings of Albany was over Thursday of last week of- ! It ia the purpoee of the republican finally visiting our city school. Mrs. congress to enact a new tariff law Cummings is deeply interested in Among as soon as may be. Indeed. Presi the affairs of her office. dent-elect Harding will convene. which she thinks her salary should congress in sp«*cial session soon after ' be increased. The office pays but hie inauguration for this purpose 11(8» per month and is insufficient She thinks mainly. He will tie acting wisel) [ to meet living expenses She should la* | ui <I at least as much : to do ao for busim-ss will not settle , as the average principals of the to a normal basis until this ia done. 1 The republican policy since that county schools are paid. She also party was organized and came into desires that a competent office dej - power has been a protective tariff. < uty be employ cd au that she can be Such a tariff was needed in 1860. free to give her attention ur as much i for our manufacturing industries, thereof as is necessary to the gen- ¡ lightly capitalize«!, were easily starv eral outside school work. - - Manager THE NEW TARIFF LAW. ed out Foreigners could flood our markets with cheaper and better goods and our infant industries simply would have to quit, when the foreign made goods would advance in price. Thia was the condition of our country in I860 when Abraham Lincoln was nominated for president. Our indust rice then sorely needed protection. It is not the case today., Manufacturers have grown rich on protection, lhey manufacture more ■ The Cletrac way Makes Fanning Pay Evidently the Portland police have j devoted themselves to running down j bootleggers so long that they have forgotten hu«v to catch a real rob ber of "the shadow" type. Love comes like a cobwkb floating in the breeze and leaves like a a piano mover falling down stairs. Advertise ia The Scio Tribuns and gel resulta. SCIO GARAGE I Ins the I hxxl, Racine, Ajax Tires and lubes I he Shell, Monogram and Monomobile Oils The Detroit Rafteries - Battery Service Station ALL KINDS OF REPAIR WORK Electrical Work a Specialty W. L COBB, Proprietor. 9
