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St lO. OREGON. JUNE 16. IF21
SLACKERS.
have these slackers any right to
kick, for due to their neglect of
duty, probably, this tax burden is
imposed upon us.
The Tribune is almost ready tn
vote for a law which would levy a
tine upon the man or woman who
neglects to exercise the voting fran
chiae on election day. providing, of
course, such an one has not a reas
onable excuse
A 110 fine on the
GO jier cent of voters who neglected
their duty as citizens on election day
would make quite a tidv sum to be
addoi to the school fund.
Some years ago after a hard con
test the people of Oregon resrrved
to themselves the right to pass upon
all proposed laws.
They adopted
the referendum liecausr the legisla
ture frequently enacted objection
able laws. But through the neglect
of voters the referendum has simply
liecome an expensive joke.
We punish the war slacker, pro
viding we catch him. with imprison
ment. Why not punish the election
slacker with at least a fine of 110?
The war slacker does proliably less
harm than the election slacker.
Anyway it is nonsense for the leg-
islature to refer a measure to the
people, for we have wen that 60
per cent of the voters neglect to
pass upon a measure when submitted
While the word "slacker’’ is not a
modern word, its modern use bar
given II a modern definition. As to them.
A government of the people, by
uard during the late war we define
tfee
people. for the people, should
It as one who neglects or refuses io
have
no room for the slacker; dom
do his duly.
estic,
political, or in time of war.
When men were lieing drafted
If
the
slacker
can be punished tor
into the service of our country the
neglect
of
duty
in .me case he should
slacker was one who hid himself
be
punished,
if
guilty,
In the other.
away and refused to tie present
when the enrolling officer was mak The election slacker often places a
ing up his list. The slacker would hardship not only upon himself but
hide away in the mountains or get upon his neighbor as well. On elec
out of the jurisdiction of the U. S tion day a government of democracy
officers by levanting to another form expects every voter to do his
country.
Thus thousands found duty.
refuge in Mexico, a lesser numlx-r
in Canada and other countries
A
conspicuous example of which is that
of Grover Cleveland Hergdoll, now
a refugee in Germany.
Another rather popular plan to
eaca|e enemy bullets was to enlist
In what was known as the "spruce
division." These last were not con
sidered slackers by the government,
for men were needed in the soruce
service to supply material with which
to construct airplanes
They may
be considered but half slackers.
In a general way and in other
fields the slacker is not unknown. A
man who refuges by hie lalmr to
support his family, providing he is
able b«idir«l. is a moat despicable
Blacker.
The public official who
achemes to secure an office, then
neglects to do the work required
should be plan'd in thia same class
But the worst slacker of them all
is the man who neglects to go to the
polls on election day and cast his
choice for this or that candidate, or
to register his approval or dissent
of a measure requiring the approval
of a majority of the legal voters.
By this neglect or refusal tn perform
a duty incumbent upon every Amer
ican citisen entitled to vote, an un
fit or dishonest official may be elect
ed. or an objectionable law may be
enacted.
The late election furnishes a case
in point. Only almut 35 to 40 per
cent of the registered vote was cast.
The bonus measure, for instance,
received nearly 70 tier cent of the
vote cast.
The measure may in
volve the expenditure of $30.000,000
and while the measure received a
very large majority of the vote cast,
this large majority was but approx
imately one-fifth of the registered
vote.
Consequently the voice of
one-fifth of the voters of Oregon
has authorised the issuance of $30.-
000.(KM) of bonded indebtedness by
the state of Oregon
When we see thia lethargy on the
part of voters to perform the duty
of the elective franchise we do not
wonder that the tax burden is so
heavy taxpayers are groaning Nor
MISREPRESENTING AMERICA.
It is not to he. wondered at that
President Harding in selecting the
thousands of officials in the diplo
matic service does not »elect now
and then a man unfit to represent
the American people and govern
ment in foreign lands
Every pres
ident makes such mistakes. Piesi-
dents Lincoln and Wilson made such
mistakes and had to make changes.
Even in selecting cabinet officials
such mistakes are made and changes
occur. President Uncoln’s first sec-
retaiy of war was Simon Cameron.
Mr. Cameron, though one of the
noted men of the nation, proved
wholly unfit for war secretary and
in a short time *» displaced by
Edwin M Stanton, a democrat.
President Harding evidently made
a mistake in the selection of Mr!
Harvey to till the chief diplomatic
■ffice within his gift. Mr Harvey
is a man of great ability, but lacks
discretion. His mouth seems to go
off half-cocked
He has said and la
liable to say words which are harm
ful to our nation
The president should have remem
bered that when Mr. Harvey was
supporting Mr. Wilson his unwise
words caused Mr. Wilson to request
his (Harvey’s) silence. This unwis
dom should have been sufficient to
show his unfitness to lie ambama-
dor. but It wasn’t.
On top of Mr Harvey’s ape«ch
In Lsindon, Commodore Sima, whose
dutv is to tight, not talk, has made
a speech before an English audience
which may and ought to cause his
dismissal from the naval service.
Military or naval officers are not
supposed to be diplomatists, but
they are suppoeed u> possess reason
able discretion and not to go outside
of line of duty in order to win ap
plause from a foreign audience, es
pecially at the expense of the Amer
ican government and of her ex-sol
dier boys.
Commodore Sims has been called
home because of this indiscretion.
If hia address was quoted correctly
he should have been dismissed from
the naval service as unfit to wear a
U. S sailor’s uniform.
President Harding la not to blame
for these two misfits, bat the ad
ministration will be to blame if their
services are retained in pieces where
an unbridled tongue can do harm
President Harding is entitled to a
harmony of apeech and action <>n the
part of hia pfficials. He must not
be placed in an awkward position al
least by his officials in foreign lands.
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Sanitary Ileal Market
DR A. G. PRILL
PlTUCtai aii Sanni
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Day or Night
Frith and Cured Meats
Poultry and Veal
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DR. K H. HAHR1S
Cosily Object Lesson.
An unfortunate situation has de
veloped as a result of the exorbit
antly high prices charged by grow
ers of small fruits for canning last
year. The cannrrs paid the price
and put up th«- pack, but the public
refused to buy with the rt-sull that
a large part of the pack has t>een
held over on which the canru-rs are
taking a heavy Iona, and there is
practically no market for much of
the small fruit, as the eannera can
not take it. Slrawlierriea are sell
ing at the lowest price in yearn.
Organizations to hold up the price
have Iwen um-tem when there arr
no buyers
The situation is deplor
able, but is the result of forcing ar
tificial prices which pul goods off
the market.
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An «dforl will lie made at the com
ing school election (June 161 to do
away with th«- Sci.» high school
It
is thought to rut off two or three
teachers in order to decrease taxa
tion. The Tribune is in sympathy
with any effort to reduce taxation
except at the expense of our schools
or roads, tmlh of which are too im
portant to tie curtailed. Iwt us di
rect our efforts to reduction in other
fields
let us insist in such an en
ergetic manner as possible that our
legislature shall cut out some 30 to
40 expansive state commissions, etc. I
The trrasury department announ
ces that on June 15 the government
is r«-ady to pay in cash 115.2*31.590
as intercat on the first liberty loan
bonds and victory lll>erty loan notes
•old in the 12th federal reserve dis
trict. Uncaahed liberty I huw I coup
ons rrpr«-sent dead money. Holders
of bond* should take the trouble to
clip their coupons and pr«**ent them
at any bank for redemption. The
proceeds can tie advantageously in
vested in govemm«mt savings secur-
ili«w. au'h as 25** thrift stamps, fl
treasuiv savings stamps, $5 war sav
ings stamtia. and the $25. 1100 and
$1000 treasury savings certificates,
or in purchasing more liberty issue*
at the present very attractive mar
ket prices
X HAY
Riley Shelton
Real Eclate Ilenzer
and Notary Public
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J. F. WESELY
Scio, Oregon
Forest Fire*.
The forest fir«- season is here again.
The annual loss in the past from
forest fires has run into many million
dollars
A growing forest is an as
set to any stats, a burned forest is a
heavy liability. No sane man would
think of starting a fire in hia house
and leave it to <l«wtroy the house.
Thousands of people will start fires
in their outdoor homes the forests
ami g<> away ami leave the fire to
its work of destruction
If each
person would exert him or herself
to save our great forests, «0 per
cent of the forest tire loss would he
eliminated
Oregon has a state monopoly of
accident insurance, while other states
allow industries to contract with
competing insurance rompantes ami
get. as a rule, more favorable let ms
as low as one per cent.
As industries gain their stride
watch the purchasing power of the
people expand
Taxes must he low
ered ami every encouragement ex
tended to industrial and agricultural
«m ter prias
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