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September Id, HMtl.
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PAYING FOR PARTY GOVERNMENT
Judge Hughes criticises the Wilson administration be
cause in some instances corrupt or incompetent men have
been appointed to office as a reward for party services
rendered. No doubt this criticism is based on facts but
the question is will Mr. Hughes be able to do any better in
this respect when it is considered that he is a partisan
candidate; that the workers of the republican party must
be rewarded at the expense of the government in case he
wins ?
Perhaps Mr. Hughes as president would try always to
select men of good character and ability to fill the offices,
just as Mr. Wilson no doubt has done but there is the
f i Vie nnrtv leaders. . the men who demand
recognition of their workers in order that the organiza
tion msv he maintained and strengthened. The president
cannot know all these applicants personally, he acccepts
the recommendations of the party leaders and is irequent
ly taken in.
The condition of which Mr. Hughes complains is one
of the penalties we pay for allowing political parties to
govern the country. The hordes of democratic "workers
had to be "taken care of" after Wilson was elected, just
as a lot of otherwise worthless citizens must be rewarded
for their good "work" for the party in case Hughes is
elected. Hughes may not want to appoint these men to
office any more than Wilson did, but before his term ex
pires, should he be elected, most of them will worm in
with the help of the party leaders and become attached to
Uncle Sam's payroll.
TWnnse we alwavs have rule by political parties
municipal, county, state and national government is load
ed down with a horde of office-holders, many of them not
needed, and a majority of them making no effort to earn
the money they draw. Their "work" for the party has
won them the "job they hold and the people have nothing
to do but pour the taxes into the treasury that provide
their liberal salaries.
The one great burning issue before the people of this
country today is the ever-increasing burden of taxation
which is throttling enterprise and rendering real property
valueless because of the burdeo of assessments levied
against it. Government by political parties is largely
responsible for these conditions because of the necessity
of providing jobs at public expense for faithful party
workers parasites who flourish on fruits of another's
Inhntv
Whether the people will ever be able to work together
and vote together on a plan to make government an hon
est business, not dominated by politicians, conducted
legitimately and economically, we very much doubt. Con
ditions have been going from bad to worse for many years
and both greata political parties still flourish and the
voters are still whooping it up for one or the other, ex
cept that there is a noticeable lack of enthusiasm during
campaigns, indicating that the people generally are be
ginning to realize that something may be wrong, although
they do not know just what it is.
A Portland paper yesterday contained a storv about
the arrest of a Chinaman for playing the China lottery.
Judge Langguth in fining him fixed the punishment at
$20 and remarked that that would be the fine hereafter
for all caught playing the lottery. The same dav the
press dispatches carried to every daily in the country the
story of the day's dealings on Wall Street, and that dur-
11. 1 . "IT" 1 i
mg me aay a million ana a quarter snares of stock
changed hands representing a value of several hundred
million dollars. The deals were just as much gambling
as piaying tne lottery, tne only difference being that the
latter is far the more honest game. There is a distinction
however, and that is that in Wall Street Morgan, Rocke
feller, Dupont and the other big ones sit in and deal, stack
the cards and load the dice in a big game, while the China
man gives you a square guess for your money. Maybe
that is the reason the law looks with favor on the big
crooked game and turns in horror from the triffling one.
According to the dispatches there are many small fry
winning at the big game just now owing to the fact that
stocks of all kinds have advanced steadily and all who
oougnt necessaj'iiy made gams.
Morgan and his fellow big dealers have fed out the
stocks and lured the money-mad into the get-rich-quick
venture, ihey have kept the market rising and are still
boosting it. There is hardly a stock quoted that is not
now far above its actual value as an investment; far above
the price at which it can pay a reasonable interest on the
amount paid for it. The result is that before long the
limit ot credulity and craziness will be reached and then
stocks will tumble as reason resumes her throne.
That means a panic on Wall Street in which the "earn
ings" of the small fry will be swept away, as the fictitious
values are wiped out. It is the little fellows only who will
suffer, for the big ones gathered in millions as the stocks
went up and they will gather in more millions as the
water is squeezed out and stocks get down in the reaction,
not only to what they are worth, but much below that
figure. Yet this game is legitimate, while the Chink lot
tery is a crime.
The similarity of the fires on the Beaver and Congress
each of which broke out about 24 hours after they had
left San Francisco, has given rise to the suspicion that
they may have been started through use of infernal ma
chines. This feature of the case will be examined into
by the inspectors. Why anyone should want to destroy
coast-wise steamers, however, has not yet been explained.
They carry no munitions and if they were fired inten
tionally there seems no reason for it other than just
pure cussedness.
One of the attractive features and perhaps the finest
exhibit at the State Fair will come from Harney county,
it being the orchestra composed of little bunch grassers,
mostly girls, sun-browned and zephyr-kissed who will
play at the fair Monday and Tuesday. They will certainly
furnish Salem and Salem visitors much pleasure, and it
is up to Salem to see that this is reciprocal, and that these
little folks when they return to sage brush land, carry
with them the memory of a most delightful visit. The
good matrons of Salem can do no more kindly or pleasur
able act, than getting together and arranging some plan
for giving these little visitors the time of their lives. A
few nntos for a ride over into Polk county where they
vail gctd vic uvc 11 ic uig n.j iv-v t w
nf rvnv ns the landscape is down in narney. t uiue
It is far from pleasant to be shipwrecked under, any
circumstances but if a person has to go through with it
he could not find a better place for the experiment than
Coos Bay. Oregon can rest assured that Marshfield,
North Bend and the balance of Coos county within reach
ing distance threw open their doors to the victims .and
treated them in a manner to make all Oregon proud, and
the recipients of their bounty profoundly grateful. That s
the way they do things over at the new port.
The Serbs are taking their revenge now out of their
old enemy the Bulgars. Of all the fighters in Europe
there are none of those taking part that have their hearts
in it like the Serbs. They can be depended on to stay until
annihilated. Such an enemy vs inconquerable. They may
be overpowered, but they cannot be whipped.
Between Taft and Teddy Mr. Hughes must feel like a
machine-cut slice of ham in a railroad station sandwich,
or like a Tarry town stew; which is all potatoes and no
meat.
Governor Withycombe at the Eugene fair spoke elc
quently of flax as the coming industry of the state. Per
haps, but with the present management the business at
this burg, jf it continues as for the past year, it will re
main a "coming" industry indefinitely.
RipplmgRhiimos
FRIENDS
luncheon and kindly motherly attention will make mem
orable their visit and give them something to tell the
folks at home, those therenow, and those who have not
yet arrived, in the years to come. It is up to Salem's big
hearted women to look after them.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
Established 1S6S
CAPITAL
$500,000.00
Transact a General Banking Business
Safety Deposit Boxes
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
It's hard to know who are your friends, so
many men have selfish ends. I take a com
rade to my heart, and feed him pie and
damson tart, and give him love that's pure
and deep, and let him in my woodshed
sleep. Then he requests, in dulcet tones,
that I shall lend him twenty bones. "I'd
gladly lend you all you need," I say in
answer, "but indeed, H. C. of L. has stripped
me bare I haven't twenty bucks to spare.
If fifty cents will help you out, you're wel
come to that much, old scout: but I've a
wife and nineteen kids, who all are needing shoes and lids,
and it's as much as I can do to dig up for "that loving
! crew." AncfThen my friend comes round no more, to
hang his bonnet on the floor, and talk with me of vital
things, of sealing wax and cats and kings. Instead, he
roasts me through the town, and tries to give me punk re
nown, as being one who is too tight to help a comrade in
a plight. This sort of thing one gets from friends, as
through this woozy world he wends.
OREGON'S ROYALTY A JOKE.
(Pendleton Tribune.)
During the !San Francisco exposition
a new star burst forth with .ffiilrnf
glow upon the Oregon sky. For the
purposes of Oregon Day at the fair an
eminent citizen was to be selected to i
represent the commonwealth, and a
committee was appointed by the Gover-!
nor to make" such selection. The com
mittee membership was as follows: H.
I.. Pittoek, of the Oregoniau, chairman; i
John F. Carroll of the Telegram; Frank
A. Moore of the Supreme Court; Charles '
B. Moores of the State Historical fro- j
ciety; Prince L. Campbell of the State
University; William J. Kerr of the
State Agricultural College: and Mrs.!
Clara A. Wuldo of the State Grange. 1
The people of the state would have not 1
beeu surprised if some member of the
committee had been selected. Each had
filled full measure of personal duty to ;
the state. Each would have borne wor-J
thily the honor. When the selection j
fell to a personage bearing the1 name of
Simon Benson, the state intmedinrelv i
ashed the antecedents and achievements
of the mnn. Few hud ever hearrl his i
name. It then developed that he is at
very wealthy resident of Portland, who
has given to that city some public
fountains, who takes great interest in
the Columbia highway, and who is the
owner of the Benson hotel. Recently
he- has been active in the good roads
movement, and is a intimate friend
of John B. Yeon, also active in the
highway propaganda.
Mr. Benson is doubtless a verv ex
cellent man, but unfortunately for Ore
gon, the committee in selecting the
"First Citizen" of the state, neglected
to examine the candidate. It now de
velops that the gentleman was only
half a citizen. He is deported to be
even now applying for his final natural
ization papers. Is the joke on the emi
nent committee, on Benson or on the
stntef
The Nation's
Favorite
Better Nut
There Is No Better
Always Watch This Ad Changes Often
' MtHtMMHt 4 .
Strictly correct weight, iqnare deal and highest price for all klidj tt
junk, metal, rubber, hide and furs. I pay 2e per pound for old nf. t
Big stock of all sizes second hand incubators. AH kind eorrafStea
I n j k.lli ..-J- a 1 113: n - . . T
irvu ivi uum fuuis mu v"'Hi'nna. oooiing paper ana secoan
linoleum.
THE GREAT FLAX CONSPIRACY.
(Medford Mail-Tribune.)
We have the words of Governo
Withycombe to prove that the world i
a vast conspiracy against his $50,000
flax lizzie at the state penitentiary.
Numerous and divers are the foul plot
ters. First, the Portland Journal was de
clared a falsifier and fraud when it
called attention to inefficiency in con
ducting flax operations.
The Secretary Olcott was accused as
a conspirator because he filed a letter
with the board protesting against un
businesslike methods employed, and a
campaign was launched todefent him
for ren4rnination.
Then Secretary Kav was added to the
list of plotters when he insisted upon
the reinovcl of the superintendent of
flax operations for inefficiency.
Prison Warden Minto was Inter de
nounced as having, joined the conspir
acy, along with Secretary Goodin of the
board of control, who was accused of
juggling figures, and various prison em
ployes, who were ncoused of hampering
operations.
Now Senator I. N. Day, republican
boss of the legislature, is branded a
conspirator because as a member of the
emergency board he refused to sanction
an illegal appropriation for continuing
the experiment.
Ben Selling, speaker of the house, and
S. B. Cobb, chairman of the ways and
means committee, are also conspirators,
for as members of the emergency board
they upheld Senator Day and rei'used
further financial aid, censuring the
board for "wanton extravagance and
unbusinesslike methods" in the conduct
of the flax experiment, of which the
governor had sole charge.
pometning must be done to quell the
conspiracy, and the Portland Journal
lias found a solution as follows:
Happily, the militia is bacit from the
Mexican border and the governor is
commander in chief of our armed forces.
Mounted on l.oretta. he should lilnce
himself nt the head of the troops and
quell this scoumlt'rly interference with
the orderly administration of state
affairs.
H. Steinback Junk Co.
' The Hons of Halt a Millioa Bargain.
MS North Commercial tt
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j urt.il runwm TJaud each for himself or herself says
by demand the recall of J. B. Teal, aa
county judge, of said county of Polk,
Polk County Recall.
McCoy, Ore., Sept. 6, 191(5.
Editor Capital Journal: Permit us to
make report to the Polk county tax
payers league.
Being appoiuted at a regular meet
ing of our tax payers league, a commit
tee of three, to formulate and have
printed the recall petitions upon the
members of our county court, said com
mittee have therefore had printed 200
petitions tor recall ot
I have personally signed this petition;
I am a legal voter of the state of Ore
gon and the county of Polk; my resi
dence and postoffice are correctly writ
ten after my name..
The following are the reasons for
making saill demand:
Said J. B. Teal has favored certain
localities and has acted extravagantly
and disregarded plain provisions of law,
as instance:
I. The unwarranted destruction ot
permanent bridge, fill and county road
at Independence where no emergency
Teal; 200 petitions for recall of Comm s- i therefor ,a Z, . , .
S?-".' A" 11 f thofVan ex rnr th' P "1
m.m.ss.ouer oecaeu. . - more $20,000; all to the detriment
These petitions are now ready for f n,. .!...:.. Jt"J " . e
circulation for signatures. However,! Cun:
it nowecomes necessary for the Tn'l"lr.
.What has become of the old-fashion
ed novel in which the heroine was a de
cent girl who was satisfied with one
husband?
of the city of Jndepend-
ate limits
ence.
2. Expenditures of moneys levied for
inter county bridge at Salem for gen-
Payers' league to toke steps and means
ml to designate circulators in each
election precinct to obtain the neces
sary signatures in order to bring re
sults from .and upon your recall move- eral mart r,,,mn,.
nieiit. These petitions should be: r,, .,.,,.. ,
signed and dulj- verified and filed wtT???
with the county clerk not later thaJffid'iJ ra.te
October 5 inst. Your committee would ;K 3v Z 7 H ? '' ,g"p?n5
therefore suggest that . mass mating j.JVnJvey r q,m"f,ed
be held at the court house in Da as 4 r.o.,.ri ... .. .-
at 1 p. m. of Wednesday, September 1 1 roa j " rk fr naSa: Obligation;
20. Select, circulators in the various fe,rieT 1 ""J x!.r " of a?"D
precincts of the county that the neces-! p0Ye " SI"d d'8trHts for Toai l,ur"
sniy signatures be obtained to maker s 'phv.;n.. ... 11 u , ..
...:. t.-..i: . - 1 njsicaily unable to attend tn hia
Much talk is heard of limiting the re
call to only a portion of the court mem
bers. Such matters can be considered
at this meeting. It is now up to you to
act.
F. E. KODGERS,
A. H. WYATT.
JAMES SEARS.
Committee.
County Judge
otfice at the court house or to transact
the matters of business rightiv incum
bent upon that office.
The petitions against Commissioner
Wells and Beckett are the same, wftli
ine omission ot iSo. 5, which refers
the judge alone.
to
The Salem Lojus will meet the Kc
Minnville Tigers at McMinnville to
morrow, and with tlm m,..:...i ..,..-
Robinson,, County Clerk ! , d'b " aset.au gam.
The recnll against
Teale is as follows:
To A. B
e rii. r l .. rv
We, the undersigned, citizens and leg- 1lnnn"lg to ",,'"Pany the team.
ni voters ot the state of Oregon, and
the county of Polk, in said state, heap-
Journal Want Ada Get Results.
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A GLIMPSE OF THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER
CHAPTER XXIII.
I. too, was sleepy, but long after Clif
ford's regular breathing told me he
slept, I lay awake, living over the ev
ents of the evening, and thinking of
Clifford's indifference.
'I must find a good dressmaker,
and have her teach me how to wear
my clothes," I muttered, just as I fin
ally fell asleep. When I awoke in the
morning, Mnndy stood by the bed with
the baby in her arms. Clifford had
beeu gone some time.
"Marse Hammond tell me not to
'eturb yo Miksv' Mildred!" she apol
ogized, when I scolded her for letting
me sleep so late. But it was thoughtful
in Clifford, aud I was happier all day
because 01 it.
It takes so little to make a young
wife happy, to keep her faith and trust.
My feelings toward Clifford at this time
were hard to analyze. I still loved him
well enough to be either cast down or
elated by his approval or disapproval.
He was my husband, the father of my
baby. To me, had he allowed it, he
would always have been the only man
in my life.
The Cold Shoulder.
A night or two afterward Clifford
told me carelessly that he was going
to a dinner party at the home of a Mrs.
Horton a woman I had heard him
mention one or twice.
"But what shall I weart" I asked,
aghast. I .had ordered a dress of a
fashionable modiste, but it would not
be finished. Would the same dress I
had woru at the Franklyns' do?
"You are not invited'. This is just
a dinner party for old friends. It would
be altogether too-gay for you, anvwav,"
aud he turned to his dressing, without
waiting for any reply.
"But won 't Mr. Horton f"
"There is no Mr. Horton! Mabel is a
widow," he replied.
So he knew this widow well enough
to call her by her first name and to
accept her invitations when I was not
included. Could she be the one the lad
ies at Mrs. Franklyn 's were talking of,
whose name I failed to catch f I felt
insulted, chagrined, then hurt. He had
refused to go to Mrs. Franklyn's, but
he had at least been given a notice in
the matter: while I had not been in
cluded in this invitation.
I had made no answer I simnlr
n 1 5 1. T . ... ' -
..r" 1 !. 11 was a ratal error.
left me. I tried to eat. The doctor
had cautioacd me to eat all the nourish
ing food I could until my strength had
returned; but there was a big lump in.
my throat past which the food would
ILS U ,durank 80n,e nd
went into the library and tried to read
Insistently the thought of Mabel Hor
ton recurred to me. Wa, she yoX
ir.PT,y' 01 she
t c?mP'"llon to Clifford than
I.wasf Perhaps she was one of thoso
hold men by the force of their personal
ity, no matter what their age.
A New Experience.
About 8 o'clock the bell rang, and
Kate brought me a card.
"The gentleman i 3
iroom, maram!" u.nS
"T,?a!eo?ard Broke, card.
!Lb.lm IJr'Jl be riht down!" t
th7 . u '.""afa t ny room to
Clifford thought I was sullen, and was my face ZL . "gbt' tnat
very angry: when I was nnlv inm,.T 5L!'ce show no t"ee of my disao-
and-hurt. ' s "I 2T . Tn left alone- I
My husband always keenly resented 1 man 7 Dot,have thi ""
any disapproval of hi. actions. He was avoid it T - 9 ne'ted if 1 C14
a law unto himself, I ,00n found out. the exc tement a,lf'ed ? ilDi th,kt
And that anyone, least of all L should a finf.ii ? f hl? T18,t had brought
dare to question anvthing he wi.hed to tilZ fT t0 l cheek- "t my
do. always angered him. fir","? Jbecilir- I gave .y
It was 7 o'elo-k when he left the I t ZJ 1 dusted Powder 01 "7 "oso,
house, just a, our own dinned was an- Went dWB 8ta5ra
.ounced. With a careless good-bye he (Tomorrow-Mi", ft Visitor.)