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About The Daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1902)
BfWW""""T'",r' 'Hffif ''T'!?'' 'MJpwaiwirti-iiiurt.M.i.W'iniiriuriMiu.miwiuii HRRW '""-'""i'mwwmrtiijji.liiiMj WWWmMiWrtMimnMmininii MttMMl ! liiuiimiill HlWMIWIiro'ir T"- i u. Jt , IBWilUmWHiW MllllMnBHWMMWMMi & . -i . v r HARVEY SCOTT SAYS THERE IS NOTHING IN IT An Editorial that Throws Cold Water on the Salary Reform Plank ASftlf S THE FEE SYSTEM IS VEXATIOUS DEMORAtl . ZING AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL Admits tlie Bill 'May Be Pushed Through if Some- Gels ' "Mad Enough About it OREQONIAN 8AY8 THERE 18 NOTHING IN SALARY REFORM. Wo print bolow a romnrkablo edl otrlal utterance from tho Portland Ho publican paper, that thrown cold water on-tho-flat salary plank of tho Itopub llcau Btato platform. Why should this ono plank be singled out for a cold douoho, -when It ! tlio only plank la tho -wholo plat form that has any practical slgnlfl canco to tho common taxpayer? Has tho Portland Republican papfr had a tip from tin stnto houso that this plank of tho statu platform Is fraught with danger to tho fees and perquisites of bqidq gontletnnn under tho domo who Is getting about $ 15,000 a year for ordinary clerical sorvlcos? Is thoro "nothing In It" that tho Btato officials are Rotting about $50,000 a year moro than a good buslnoss management would rcqulro for dolni;t tho samo work? Is thoro "nothing In It" that tho con stitution In violated oponly by mon who (ako an oath to support urtd de fend tho conutltutlon?? There Is something In It that such a system should havo grown up In this state, whon It lino boon under tho ministrations In public affairs almoBt exclusively of nucli a nawspapor. 'Xhora la something in It that such a newspaper should now nay thoro is nothing in lkno tnattor what It means, by tho Btntatnonb, What does it mean so onrly In tho campaign that tho salary reform plank Thoro Is ono plank -In tho Itopubll con state platform for which The Oregonlan bespeaks a friendly but not too zcalotiB consideration. It Is tho ono on salarios for Btato omcora. It Is an Implied pledge, but, unless wo mistake, It has a hard roo to lioo In tho way to redemption. It is essenti ally altruistic. It doesn't warm the 1 hearts of any considerable fraction of tho boys. IN SHOUT THBIIB'S NOTHING IN IT. Whoro Is tho man who Is going to tako off his coat and Invost tlmo and money in somo effort to savo tho state treasury from a system of vexatious, domotnllzltig and unconstitutional feos? Who Is going to pay out good monoy to somo lawyer to draft such a bill? Who Is going to sit up all night learning a speech In Its favor? Who Is going to trade his voto for presi dent of tho senate or spcalor of tho liouso In return for a favorable com mlttco report on salaries for state of fleers? Wo do not wish to bo unduly pos slmlBtlo or unjust to anybody, and pos sibly wo are in error nbout this mat ter. That Is, maybe thera Is somo hopo of toward nbout this proposal which has escapod us, and may yet lead to roatory and ovon notion. In such ensu tho projoct will havo a roa sonablo show of overcoming that con stitutional intortla of legislators which him so far effectually proventod tills poronnlal blooming roform from com ing to fruitage Or porhaps somebody may get mad about it and push th bill through which would bo best ol should bo selected for a cold-wntor ed Itorlal? It moans that hero Is a ro-lull, and would sufllclently rownrd thlr form that no ono will bo paid a cont ' outburst of long-Biifforlng disappoint to fight for it. inonL This roform will havo no hlrod ora- o tors or nowspapors to back it on tho THE LEGALITY OF THE FEES OF final rally to carry it into offoct. It has to bo won upon morlt, and with out boodlo or lobby back of it Tho Journal does not bolluvo that Harvoy Scott hlmsolf would bo In dlfforont about salary roform If ho know tho slzo of tbo graft! that are now holng carried on, -'((Following oxtractn nro from a loading odttorlal in tho Portland Oro gonial), Friday, April 4, 1002, entitled "Nothing In It.":) F" ""I " ' THE 8ECRETARY OF STATE. "Tho last liloiinlul report of tho sec retary of stato roconunondH somo very good things In tho way of now laws to rnlHo rovunuo." Journal. Tho readers of Tho Journal havo buon led to Infor that all tho revouuo herotoforn raised has not succoedod in getting that from dopnrttuont to tho treasury. Headur. nro specifically Inhibited by the con stltutlon of tills stato, thoro can bo no legal fees or perquisites whatever col lected by that ofllcial undor stato laws and lawfully retained by that ofllcial. In certain cases tho law has desig nated that 40 per cent of tho fees shall bo turned over to tho stnto treas ury. Tho two per cent insurance tax goes, every ocnt, Into tho stnto treas ury, as tho law directs. Thoro is no reason why all other fees shall not go every cent into tho treasury. If a suit wero brought to restrain tho secretary of stato from retaining any of tho fees and perquisites attach ing or adhering to his ofllce, which he now retains, the courts would bo com pelled, undor tho plain reading of the constitution, to ordor him to pay(over all fees and perquisites to tho treas ury, and If tho stato legislature saw fit It could pans a law and give increased salary, but no fees whatsoever. Tho constitution, plain as words can state, says tho state ofllcors Bhall ro colvo no fees or perquisites whatevor. Dy Implication It Bays thoy shall re ceive no salary, except that which Is provided by law. Under Mr. McBrido, ns secretary of stato, a vast network of fees and per quisites was built up. These wero simply retained and "enjoyed" by his successors without objection on the part of anyone, but not because they wero legal. All tho rovonuo collected by tho sec retary of stato, or any other official, acting undor stato law and authority of tho constitution, belongs to tho stato, and not to tho ofllcial. HecauBo an abuse is of long stand ing, becauso Geo. W. McDrldo and others had tho ability to saddle upon tho pcoplo a system of fees and per quisites that aro simply collossal for Impudenco, is not a reason why such wrongs must ho endured forcvor. Tho Journal has provon from tho constitution and from tho writings of as nblo a lawyer as udgo Stephen A. Iowell that not a dollar of fees or perquisites can bo taken by any state ofllcial legally. No ono denies this proposition, and It cannot succcssfuUy bo denied, and tho taking of foes nnd perquisites that aro forbidden Is only toloratcd bccauBo tho pooplo havo been too much in tho habit of letting tlio political managors do about as thoy pleased, Ilut at tho Inauguration of a now four-year administration tho pcoplo should inalco a stand and domand that tho foes collcctod from tlioni should go whore thoy bolong Into tho stato troasury to rellovo taxes, o THE INFLUENCE OF THE PRESS IN EDUCATION. The Influnnco of tun press in educa tion may bo regnrdod by somo parsons ns a commonplaco one, yet thcro nro many seemingly commonplaco things that nro of vital Importance. Air and Hiinshlno and water aro commonplaco things, but they aro vital things. Tho nowspapor that tho carrier Ah feos nnd perquisites In nny form brings to tho door cvory ovontng for ST06KT0N HAD ONE OF THE VERY LA RO.E8T AND DE8T DEPARTMENT 8TORE8 IN THIS VALLEY. THIS OTOR HAS DEEN KNOWN AS THE8TORE HA8 DEEN KNOWN A8 THE BARGAIN STORE OF SALEM. WE ARE HERE TO SELL YOU RELIABLE GOOD8 AT REASONABLE PRICES. YOU HAVE FOUND THAT YOU AR EALWAY8 WELCOME HERE, WHETHER YOU BUY GOOD8 OR NOT. IF YOU HAVE NEVER ' DEEN IN OUR 8TORE, COME AND B E8URPRI8ED, AS MANY OTHERS ARE EVERY DAY BY THE 8IZE OF THE STOCK. WE PROPOOE TO GIVE GOOD DARGAIN8 EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A PURCHA8E IN OUR STORE. flliH tho trifling sum of two or throo cents Is, in ono sense, a commonplaco thing, but in another sonso it is one of the most vltnl, energizing factors that comos Into our dally lives. Tho forces oven that enter into tho production of the modern nowspapor take it out of tho realm of the com monplnco Into tho marvellous. The Invention of the lluotypo, an amalgamation of tho words, "Hno-of-typo," has greatly facilitated tho art of printing, and cheapened tho cobL So perfect Is tho action of this won dorful machine, so lntrlcnto its work ings and bo rcmarVablo tho rosults that it seems as If endowed with hu man intelligence. It Is ono of tho marvels of tho ago, and tho naino of Ottmnr Mcrgonthalor will go down in history as ono of tho great inventors of tho nineteenth century. But tho great triumphs of modern Journalism aro not nlono In tho me chanical ntt. Its literary contributors nro among tho ablost thlnlcors and wrltors of tho day. And why? Because they can reach through these- channels an enormous number "of readers. Tho author who writes book is consid ered fairly successful If Its editions reach flvo or ten thousand. If ten thousand, It is a causo for unusual congratulation, and If a great wavo of popularity carrlos it to tho ono hun dred thousandth edition ho has won phenomena succors, But tho article In a largo metropolitan dally may find, on a conservntlvo estimate, a million and a half of readors every day. And thon thcro are tho great nowBpapcr syndicates that aro constantly sending out into moro remote sections tho writings of our best nuthors for repro duction In country papers, nnd tho news association, whoso ofllco It is to collect and distribute news from nil Important points. All of thoso fnclli tics for Imparting Information and nc quiring knowlcdgo aro duo to tho pro gressive spirit of modern Journalism. "As a man readcth in his nows papor. so Is he." Next to tho Blblo In tlio homo Is tho influonco of good nowspapors; tho secular ono that rep resents tho politics of tho father, and tho religious ono thnt stands for tho Christian faith of tho mother. In thouo latter days whlla tho dally pa pers nro found In nonrly ovory homo, u subscription to a wcokly rcllgous nowBpnpor is too often noglected. Thnt thoro Is much to condomn In modorn Journalism ovory ono admits; novotholess, tho press of this country Is Just as progressive, moral nnd Intel ligent ns tho times and tho pcoplo permit. THAT LITTLE 80NG, "BEN BOLT." Special Sale MONDAY, TUESDAY, WRDNE8 DAY, VALENCINES LACES AND IN SERTIONS. WE HAVE ALMOST A WHOLE- BALE, LOT OF THE8E, AND FOR THREE DAYS WILL QIVE YOU A BIO DISCOUNT PRICES Vr Ribbons WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE SHIPMENT FROM NEW YORK. WE PROP08E TO GIVE YOU. EXTRAORDINARY VALUES ON THESE THREE DAY8. DURING THE Also a Discount on Dress Goods and Tailor Made Skirts. Boys' Clothing A GOOD BIG REDUCTION ON BOYS' CLOTHING THIS WEEK. wI106S ,i SELZ ROYAL BLUE 13.50 SHOE HAS A CERTAIN DISTINCT AIR ALL ITS OWN THAT GENERALLY COMES ONLY WITH FIVE AND SIX DOLLAR SHOES. V &8ELZ" ON A SHOE MEANS VERY (MUCH? IT MEANS IN A FEW WORDS, "YOUR MONEY'S WORTH," $3,50 Shoes SELZ ROYAL BLUE BLACK VIOI HAVE GOODYEAR BAL8 AND 48INQLE EXTENDED 80LE8. SELZ ROYAL BLUE BOX CALF HAVE GOODYEAR WELTED BAL8, .DOUBLE EXTENDED SOLES WITH SCOTCH EDGE. SELZ ROYAL BLUE VELOUR OALF. VELOUR CALF COMBINE8 'THE, WEAR OF THE CALF WITH ??THH sLOOKS AND COMFORT OF UE KID'STOCK, I Stockton ..Leads.. Up'tO'fiate Footwear Shoes for Durability Shoes for Style Shoes for Bargains THESE ARE WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR LARGE NEW LINE OF 8HOE8. WE ARE SOLE AQENT8 FOR SELZ ROYAL BLUE 8HOES, NOT A BLUE SHOE, BUT A DURABLE. HONEST, STYLISH SHOE. EACH PiECE AND PART 18 MADE BY A SPECIALIST WH03E ENTIRE EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND ABILITY BE8T FIT HIM FOR THAT WORK. Shoes IT IS OU RPLEA8URE TO STATE TO YOU THAT 8ELZ PATENT COLT-SKIN $5.00 SHOE HAS BROUGHT U8 THE TRADE OF THE MEN WHO ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR TASTEFUL DRE8SINO. THESE SHOES ARE ESPECIAL. LY DE8IGNED FOR FINE TRADE. WE WILL GLADLY SHOW THEM TO YOU. WE ALWAYS CARRY THE LATE8T, AND THI8 $5.00 SHOE IS HELPING TO BUILD UP OUR TRADE, AND WILL PLEASE YOU. SELZ PERFECTO BLACK VICI, H.RVARD LAST8, FANCY WHITE STITCHED VAMPS AND LACE STAYS, NICKLE HOOKS AND EYE LETS, $3.00. SELZ OXBLOOD BLEUCHER THE VERY LATE8T. Thomas Dugnn English, tho author of "Bon Bolt," has Just died at an ad vanced ago. Ho lived to soo tho llttlo song of his making familiar wherever pcoplo speak the languago In which It was wrltton. Tho words in thomselves havo scant inorlL yet thoy embody tho pathos which nppunhi to human under standing, nnd tho music with which thoy havo boon nssoclntod Is full of melody. In common with many othor songs, "Ben Bolt" will not boar analysis. Its swoot Allco must havo boon a Hilly thing, extremely unpleasant to know. Tho sort of girl who would woop with "dollght" when gtvon u smile, and "tromblo" with foar nt a frown may havo boon popular once, but sho has long boon out of dato, and there is forvont hopo that the stylo will nevor ho ronowod. "Bon Bolt" was currant during tho childhood of tho paronts of tho middle agod of today. It would havo boon for gotten savo that Do Maurler revived it to bedeck tho plotorosquo and I in pos slblo Trilby. As n featuro of this book, and nftorwardu Important In tho drnmatlzatton, glvon to nudloncos nl rondy moved by tho action of tho play; sung In a rich, full voice. It oastly as sumed tho aspect of a gem. The ton dernoss of tho sontlmout is not to bo donlod, nnd tho recolloetlona stirred by tho recitation of tho 'sconos of a vanlBhod youth always touch n sua coptlblo point In humanity. It Is unt il ural for tho mind U bo carried back, land "Bon Bolt," with Its suggestion of sorrow and of Joy, proved a suitable vohlclo. If Doctor Bngllfih ever accomplished anything olso in lottors oxcopt tho somewhat humdrum work of the Jour nallst It did not bocome of record. Ho led a useful and actlvo life, marked by ncoompllshmonts, but It was along other lines of endeavor. Capital Journal, of Salem: "Accord ing to figures printed in that paper tho total appropriations for Btato printing and binding for four years ending with 1902 wero $13C,4G5.31, not including deficits that may appear at tlio end of this porlod. Besides this there wero othor printing bills nnd esti mated expenses for water, fuel, light and contingent expenses amounting to $1(5,7 14.82. This would mako an annunl oxponso of $38,000 for this purpose The expense of stnto print ing nnd binding hns constantly in creased, and tho abovo does not in clude oxponsos for printing and blank books dono in somo departments of tho stato government This is tho most lucrative ofllco In tho state. Stato prlntors havo Biib-lot tlio stato printing for 40 per cent of tho pro ceeds, and got rich." At present tho stnto printing ofllco Is owned by Frank Baker, (of Port lnnd) ex-stato printer. It Is kept freo of ront In tho stato houso. Whoovor is olected stato printer will havo to ront thp plant of Mr. Baker and pay him about 25 por cent of tho proceeds for tho ubo of tho samo. The socro tnfy of stnte is custodian of the stuto house, and supervises tho printing and binding, nnd buying of paper. Tho printing offlco was never located In the stato houso until Mr. Bnkcr was elected stato printer. Under a busi ness administration of tho state print ing nnd binding tho work really re quired by the stnto could, In tho opin ion of competont Judges, bo dono for $15,000 to $20,000 a year. Tons of printing aro sold for old Junk, nnd tho ofllco Is conducted moro from tho standpoint of swelling tho volumo of business to tho largest possible amount than from tho standpoint 'of printing actually needed. The print ing ofllco Is a menace to tho stato houso In other ways than financially. Tho presses shako tho walls, and tho largo stores of papor and waste satur ated with oil and Ink aro a source of fire danger. The state printer should bo put on a flat salary, and tho ofllco bo romoved from tho stato Iioubo. At $2,500 a year a competent man could bo secured by tho pooplo no cnndl duto would refuse fh ofllco." Tho above gives facts with which the majority of votors aro not conver sant. The wny tho state printing Is conducted at present It Is a detri ment, nnd Injury to tho printing busi ness of Salem; ns tho Journal states. And why should tlio stnto furnish rooniH for n printing ofllco frco, es pecially to an ex-stato printer who, while In ofllce, mado enough 'money clear, during his torm of ofllco, to buy a good faim and considerable more, bosldos living at tho "top of the pot." By what right and authority Is a part of tho state houso used for a printing office? OIvo tho stnto printer n stated salary, and movo the printing ofllco away from tho stato houso; Btato ofllcors mny object to this, but, with modorn convonlonces, tolophones, etc., It In not necessary o malco tho print ing ofllco an adjunct of tho capltol building, whoro It has a corrupting Influonco. Somo will ask, Why so? Tako noto. Just boforo stnto conven tions, sco frequent visits mnde to tho cnpltol by candidates for state prlntor also candidates for othor stato of flees. And then how handy tho state ofllce In tho cnpltol during session of tho loglslnturo Is for nny llttlo "put up" Jobs. Another questien: Why should tho stnto be nt tho cost of printing books, etc., and thon soil thorn as "old Junk" Tons of Btato printing mattor has been shlppod to Oregon City as Junk. Why should this bo? As tho Journal suggests, would It not bo a bonoflt to tho state to pay n stntod salary to all stato ofllcors, and allow no foes? Tho stnto would savo thousands of dollars by so doing. 1 ft 1 ",WSS ft 2fh in 1S 1 1 mil ill 1 1 1 ' -"- HiiP Fountain Pens! ii spi i 3P-03E& SML.OO jiff 1 -pi 4 Money back if after one months? m ial you don't find it equal to any Ii other $3 pen Call and try it, and see the other Styles we have for Ladies and Gentlemen! BARR'S JEWELRY STORE The only place in town where Laughlin Pens are sold same as at factory. Hk piriMMJ y PLOWBRS And fbral decoiations have al ways occupied first place in floor and wall ornamentation. Here man's genius draws from nature's most profuse fountain of beauty, and skillfully traces nature's most exacting" forms and colors. We sell the very best patterns from the fore most mills of the countiy, having sold the product of the factories for ten years we know that they are reliable. Ex amine oui line before buying. The House Furnishing Co. 308 Com'l nt., ndt to Poet ofllce. Stores at Palein and Albany Salem Abstract and Land Co. FPANK V. WATERS, Mzr. ESTABLISHED 1880. ONLY COMPLETE SET OF BOOKS IN THE COUNTY. ...ABSTRACTS OF TITLE FURNISHED.., Parties wishing general Information In regard to land or titled in Marion county will do well to consult us. 259 1-2 Commercial St., Upstairs, Salem, Oregon. BEST FOR TH WELS U you Uftvrn t & regular, bcsVtbr moTerotQt of IU kiwi i Tcr uhy juti rv jiu vr wm in &p your OOWvk4t!rn Rnilb well In the ahapof tJo- PRINCE HENRY AT HOME. STOCKTON When Prince Henry gets heme: Hmporor William Honry, vot In ler national antum uf ilotn AnuirlKtum? Henry Waoht Am Rhine; anyway, dot la nil I hearilt, Hilly. Hmneror Vot U dor ganlttal city uf Amerika? Henry Milwaukee. Kmneror Vot Is tier national game? Henry BoW. Hmperor Vat Ui dtwr ehtef broduct uf der country? Henry HoliUolans. Henry Vot I ler form uf gofrern-mentT Henry Loose In t?ar house of renre samlatifls and nrir tight In tier sen ate Bmneror Vot la dor population? HenryDree J. l Morgan. An drew Carnegie- and Mark Hanna. Hmperor Who ia dor boeat HenryRoosevelt. unlrlir.ioi riiiluoitoi ,l lUnittroua. Tim moath. "I, ett lu ,trrol7 vf kctplsr lb, buotll trnU iltan Uto Uko CANDY EAT EM LIKE CANDY rutunt l'n.r.M,- unt Tola Hood, Do Good, TrHlck.n Wrancn. i ...it I. imlHrnM r..t" . . r,, f"r " mpl' n4 booLltl on iMlta AdJroM 119 TLUU1U BUKOT CUIMST. CHIUCO r Slff TORI. (CEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN Dalrymple's Union Title Abstract Company n l. CHAMBEP.LIN, Pfts. C. MOOHES. Atty. A. H. SCIIAEPER.Mir. We are prepared to furnish you a complete and moat correct Abatract of your property in Marlon county at rery low chargei and without delay. Our abatract books are open for inipectlon. Any information required In regard to land etc., will be cheerfully lurnlahed free of cbargo. :: :: :: :: BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN GERMAN OR ENGLISH. mmense Investments STATE PRINTING GRAFT. Now the Blooe.t Thing In Politic.-, What Honest Father Conaway Saya of It. From the Dayioa H&raW.) 8 IK Mm Are now being made in farming Unds tn the Willamette Valley. Owing to the fact that these lands can be" ob-' taloed on euch very favorable termB. We aro still In the advauco in offering inducements to purchasers. We have grain and stock farms, fruit farms, small tracts and city pioperty. Hotels, mills, hop ranches, stores, blacksmith shops, aleo homes and cattle for sale. Insur ance a speoialty, aleo Notary Public. : : : : The new styles for spring of 1902 are here. They are chock fu I of beauty aed to different from ether seasons that to see them is to want them. If you are looking for ex eli elvenefe of style, perfeetio of flUmi beet quality ef silks itopect t Us Hue. Bozorth, Ryan & Co. 292 Commercial St. slem, OrefOB. New Millinery Department 't Green baums'Dry -goods Store. Everything that is new and durable in Ladies and iris hat? First-class trimmers in attendance. Prices reasonable, We have a nice new sailor for 29c. Greenbaum's DrGQQd8r51ore I The following we take from Next Door to the Postofflco. 220