Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist., March 26, 1914, Image 2

Intermountain Tribune
in his utterances. Why not bel
days.
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There* are four bodies of officials fair about this matter, gentlemen? ;
Which hâve power to remove or Why not have a few ounces, of
T. L. DUGGÉR, EDITOR aND PRÖP
minimize the growth of this cancer patriotic red blood in your veins?
—the legislature, the county courts Why not, before condemning, give
SUBSCRIPTION, IN ADVANCE....... $1.25 and the city councils and the people. the policies he advocates a reason­
The first three mentioned, have ably fair trial? Then, if it can be
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power to directly remedy the evil shown that he is riot pursuing the
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and the last, power to remove the better course in a certain line of
same through initiative law or to procédure, show wherein he is
ADVERTISING RATES:
annul laws enacted by the legisla­ wrong and outline the better course.
Local advertising, per line........... 5c ture or citv council or the rulings
Now all or nearly all of these-:
newspapers condemn the President;
Display advertising, per inch..... 10c of the county court.
It can bé seen, then, that we, the for advocating the repeal of free ,
Display advertising, long time, -see
people, should exercise the utmost tolls for American coastwise vessels
manager.
Extended marriage or death notices care in selecting candidate for these through the canal. They say he is
per line............... ¿.^.1.. 3c several positions. All of these offi­ unAmerican and is toadying to En­
Special rates on long time display cials, figuratively, have their hands gland in pursuing this course..
President Wilson desires that,
in the people’s pockets. They are,
advertising.
so to speak, legalized highwaymen when opened, the canal shall be .
posessing power to say “stand and selfsupporting. So do the American
REDUCTION OF TAXATION deliver” and to enforce their de­ people. He desires., that tonnage,
mands. The people have no option toll charges shall be no higher than
to walk up to the captain’s necessary to provide this support.
The Tribune’s statement will not but-
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and settle. Therefore, is it So do the American people. He '
be questioned when it states that office
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wisdom to .elect men or women believes that free tolls for Ameri­
every body thinks taxes are too high not
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and that we get too little benefit in .1 to these places who are honest, who can coastwise vessels will but add ‘
broadminded and who are to the profits of the American ships
return for the large sums of tax are
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and that the people will ’ not be
moneys collected from the people economical?
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The people will soon be required benefitted in the way of cheaper
every year. We have gradually
constructed a state government to
1 select officials from among the goods thereby. So do thé Ameri­
people. He knows that free
candidates to these places. can
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which is cumbersome, unwieldy, in- numerous
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for coastwise vessels means a
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efficient and most extravagant. The Tribune urges that it is now no tolls
toll charge for other vessels,
to play favorites. You may higher
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Apparently we elect but few more time
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the people will, through taxa­
like a candidate, for instance, else
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state officials than formerly, but we not
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make up the deficiency and
yet he may be the very tion,
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have allowed these officials to multi- personally,
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candidate offered for the place. ~j this fact is patent to everybody who
ply their employes almost without best
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it is your duty to forget thinks,
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as well.
limit and, in addition, we have Then,
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If it could be demonstrated that'
created nearly forty commissions, ] personalities and, even, political
American consumer of manu­
in order to get the very the
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all at large expense, of which two- favorites
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goods would be able to
men as legislators or members factured
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thirds of them are unnecessary. Go best
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to the capitol building and through of
< the county court. Can you not 1 buy cheaper because of free tonnage
coast to coast, then everybody
that if you assist in electing a from
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any one of the many departments see
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favor free tolls. But all
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of government and you will see man not qualified for these places would
that such will not be the case.
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employes so numerous that it re­ that you are, not only doing your- know
know that ships will carry
a wrotlg but your neighbor as All
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quires a g?eat part of their time to self
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no cheaper than is necessary
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get out of eachothers way. We well? The man or woman who has freight
have allowed commissions to become made a failure of his or her own i in order to get the business and
so numerous that the state house, affairs, or who is young and inex­ that free tolls is simply a subsidy
these ships in disguise.
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large as it is, does not furnish office perienced, no matter if he or she is, for
Therefore, while the President’s
personally, a good fellow, is not
room enough for them.
Now, one-half of the persons em­ good material for either the legisla- ! advocacy of repeal can be distorted
ployed could be dispensed with, ture, county court or city council. into a desire to toady to the inter­
of foreign ships, such is not his
After the primary election is ests
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easily, if the other half were effi­
cient and would work as they would over and candidates have been purpose and, doubtless, is in . nowise
have to work if employed in private selected, if the nominee of your a factor in the views he entertains.
endeavor. And, also, if these em­ political party is inferior in qualifi­ Of course our own war vessels will
ployes would be imbued with a cations and fitness to that of his not be required to pay toll, for that
spirit and desire to accomplish the opposing party candidate, it is your would be the same as taking money
largest possible amount of work undoubted duty to vote for the from one pocket and placing it in
during the hours employed instead opposing candidate at the general another, while foreign war vessels
of devising ways and plans to do election. You want and all want will be required to pay. Nor will
the least amount, a vast reduction good economical government and foreign nations find fault, for they
in the cost of each eepar tment would the candidate best calculated to • expect this to be the ruling.
Thesé newspapers condemn the
secure this end, should be elected.
result.
Therefore, on primary election t President because of his Mexicain
This same spirit of rendering the *
least possible of work and getting : day, be on hand and assist in select- • policy. So did the newspapers con-
the largest amount of money there­ ■ ing the best among the aspirants i demn President McKinley for his
for, reaches down into our pounty . offered by your own party. Then Cuban policy and dilatoriness in de-
and municipal governments as well. . attend the general election and l daring war on Spain. The Mexican
Even our school and road districts s assist in electing the best man, , condition is very much similar to
are not free from the taint. All I regardless of his political affiliation. . that of Spain in' the treatment of
Another plan to reduce taxation, , the Cubans. Spain ’treated Cuba
departments, from the highest to »
the lowest are tinctured with graft­ ■ is a just and equitable valuation of : very arbitrarily and murdered her
prouerty for tax purposes. The ¡ people under the slightest pretext,
ing and favoritism.
Our legislature for many years, man or woman who fails to make a i just as the ruling power of Mexico
seemingly, has devoted a large part true return of his holdings, is guilty has treated the Mexicans. Rebellion
of its time in devising new depart­ of both perjury and stealing from resulted in each instance. The
ments and commissions, which mul­ his neighbors in that hé makes the Spanish overlords confiscated prop­
tiply employes but add little if any­ tax burden heavier for his neighbors erty under the slightest pretexts,
thing to the efficiency of our state Taxation can be reduced in still just ’ as Diaz, and Madero did and
government. Of course the intent another way. If every person who Huerta is now doing in Mexico.
President Wilson knows, evident­
of our legislators, most of them, works for the state, county, school
was to add efficiency to the state district, city or road district, would ly, that the United States will have
government, but we all know that render a full measure of labor for the to intervene in the end, but he
they have not. For instance, we money he receives, the number of wishes to exhaust every other means
have a fish and game commission, employes could be reduced all along before he resorts to the arbitrament
«postingUhe s^ate over $100,000 per the line from the highest to the of the sword. Why not be patient,
gentlemen?. President Wilson is,
year direqtly and another $50,000 lowest.
It can be seen, then, that the doubtless, in possession of all the
indirectly. Is this commission with
its long list of employes whose most people themselves are to blame for facts bearing upon the situation.
exhaustive duties are to draw their the outrageous taxes we are com­ These newspapers are not and are
salaries, worth that amount of pelled to pay annually. We should, influenced by the partison views of
not only, require honesty, economy their news correspondents.
money to the state?
In most matters of legislation the i
Everybody but the commission and efficiency on the part of public
and its employes will say NO. The officials, but we should be honest newspapers have indorsed, the Presi-T
dent’s course. While they, at least
same can be said of nearly all of with ourselves and neighbors.
some of them, disagree with him
'our other state commissions.
upon the lately enacted tariff law,T
WHY NOT BE FAIR
How can we eradicate or minimize
they are withholding criticism until ’
this cancerous growth? How can
the law is fairly tried out. They j
Most
all
leading
republican
news
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we cause the state official or em­
ploye to work as industriously for papers seem to take particular de­ all applaud the’ Regional Backing
the state as he would for himself light, not only in misconstruing and Currency law. Why not be
or for a private employer? These .what President Wilson says, but to patient and allow him to work out
are questions of which the people read in an almost a contrary mean-
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are thinking deeply these taxpaying | ing to which he intends to convey
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