The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-29
A SHAM REPLY.

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Some time ago the Salem Journal hintes
quite loudly that there was bad manage
nent Of county affairs In Linn county un-
der democratic officials and that this wai
the cause of the Organization of The peo-
pies party In Linn county. This was
really In retaliation for similar hint made
By the DRMocRAr as to republican man
agement In Marion county. The differ
ence In the two casts, however, was this
Inc DEMOCRAT kHsTv what It was talking
about and the Journal did not, AZ the sc
quence showed. Tie DEMOCRAT showed
these facts: That during the twenty
years ending with the year 1889 Marion
county levi taxes for county purposes
only he su.p of $olo,oot .43 and Linn dur-
ing The sune period ,evici TAX 5 for
county purposes only the sum OF $685.
S14 o3. the difference oc.ng S337,t64 20
That Marion thrs levied an average of
$i6 SSS.a7 more every year for county
purpose only than Linn. We Shove al
so tina; the average rate of levy In Marion
for the twenty years Was 1914 mills and In
Linn !, was So mills.
We showed that WHILE Marion had some
more population than Linn, yet In point
of territory Linn Is more thsn three tines
as large a. aiarion thus showing that Linn
must have more roads and bridges to keep
up. Democrats as well as republicans in
Marion county Rte To be blamed for bad
management in county afflirs.-repubii-
cans because they have had charge of the
affairs in that county all the above period
except the aae term of Judge Shaw as
c,,unty Judge who paid off 10000 tn
dss,tedness and materially reduced taxa
tit,l as well. But democrats though not in
powei have rot watched public affairs of
the county IS they should. B.t the .oar-
nal has attempted detelse sgaIns: the
very damaging indictment sgains, repu6-
licais In that county. And what ! de-
teusel It says: awe believe an ans.y sis
OF the levIes wo uId show that Marion
county has levied more for roads AMI
bridgt. and for some other specific pur-
Linn" Dut .beiieyin.' amounts
to nothing. Why not give the figures, or
at least the reason for such s.belief'a
Again 1t says:
Linn county hiss thirty postoffices. Mar
ion has forty-three pos;ofhces. one of them
doing as much or more business shan all
OF Linn countv Offices put together. We
believe there are other legitimate causes to
explain higher taxes In Marion. indeed
;here are COOL men II both parties who
think the county levy for roads and
bridges should b. Increase from two 10 Eve
per ceat-
Ba, what IS there in all this q boat post
ofEce.s The county docs no: pay the ex-
pense of the possofdces.
II the statement that one Of the post
Offices In Marion does more business Than
all those In Linn pu, .og&ser were true.
(,iaopgh !; Is not. Il would have no man
rer OF bsaEing whatever upon the question
under consideration. Ard wha, the Jo.y-
aal believes about the matter Is entirely
irrelevant and Immateria:. The truth Is
the facts are against the JoarMni and its
party and II would do we'll 10 confess it.
Linn county has from time TO time spent
large sums In the construction of roads and
bridges and there Is no complain. that
Marion should do so. but Marion has dose
no more of such work than Linn. TIE
skasssHsGn twe believe 1t was.) undertook to
account for the heavy taxes in MarIon BY
10 the heavY wind asd rain
storms In zboG; 1854. but The same storms
affected Linn also. The facts are the case
is fully made cut against the JouEKai and
It's party. Let taxpayers of Marion study
the facts.