Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-07-17

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"a The afisctioos - the votsr are only
4 tbe ssrus to1is The resi issters siaspd
bsck sod tbe dumb unitsrz recsivs sbs
safYaxss q The peopis. Tbs niliiou-
airss ssd corpossttos Iswyss-thst =
ths sbrsEdly orEsDized traits and cap
ifAi q The coCniry sssEs % dictate The
( seleesIou q men f0r state ard sOcBty
ofioss Ebo will prove piiAhas and De-
psndeul 10 s-rvs thoss iotsresfs iustese
q The n e. who are not orEADiTsd,
r5o have very Hiiie mouey aad -
ruis still Iess political sAgaeity. There
are sxf-psi0os 20 this rule. 20 be s1rs
bat 70 tney are Botst5ie they are crushed
Il will be aid this y socialism, pessim
I'm. pop1Iisu snd Eh4t Dot Let any
eandid thinking man answer II it is not
. true statement o. government ever
~ines time bsgsu- a. il i today in EUg-
iaod, aud still mors 80 in OGF country
I oSezuse here there - more wealth and
more infelligeaBes. aud our boastful
dream Of a governmsnt Of the people,
oy the peop'e aud fsF the people =
pretty Dezriy a. great = myth - that o
Jack the GiA1t-kiIIzr. With farm
products bringing ROthiog 70 speak Of,
With Labor poorly employed or not 81
al, EiIh 6z&nee constantly manip1-
atsd fOr the Increase of the wealth iD
the great money eeBters, with puhlie
officials getting more and more. &Imost
-m4ll fortunes annually O0t Of public
Office, with legislation 10 state and con
zress Ie=s aud Iess representative, With
taxes growing heavier and heavier.
Have the people no cause to complain?
Il looks a. tho the Giant vas killing
Jack. Il legislation any longer repre-
sentative? Did the peOple ever author
Z iLs the last Oregon legislature TO sppro-
pirate tl30,00O for military pQrposes?
I Wac there ever 3 word said ABOUT it in
= state platform We do nos blame
Any Of the militia organizations for get
ting this money IL they can. The mil
itiA may De neesssary and the men al
the head Of il are honorable gentIemeu.
But we do not believe the people Of this
county would elect man to vote thai
sum for that purpose, or anywhere ex-
espt in Portland? And why should
the whole state Be taxed TO maintain q
militia establishment to protect the
corporations and foreign mOney-leuders
Of Portland against the possibility Of a
cooley or bread not liz i not the mil
itiA the people Protest against, 80
much ss the fact that they are no long
eF their own masters but must pay
taxes which they never CONSENTED to
pay.
OF course, this is only an illustration
the legislature 10 this state. There was
no determined well organized fight ev-
en- among the reform elements Of that
body to keep down extrAvagance and
improper appropriations Those who
made fight on the militia bills and
the eierkship evil were not so effective
but that Ia each case they were not only
voted down but had the evil doubled
up on them 10 spite OF their utmost ex-
ertiOns. Their failure Is regretted by
all hut will hardly amount to herO'sm
in defence of the taxpayer. 30 far as
the state officials getting imme0se sal
aries there Is 10 help for il. They take
no more than they are allowed oy law
and that any man would take. The
constitution should be amended 80 that
salaries be substituted aud all fe.s 90 to
the state. There should be tax on the
gross earnings q the insurance cOmpan
les and common carriers, a. Least enough
to defray expense Of the state govern
ment 10 exercising proper supervision
over them and not as is nov done. give
them the benefit Of state control and
regulation ~ the expense Of the .axpay-
ef. Officers elected by the people
should have no right TO collect fees.
The fraud committed by the state board
Of equalization ia taking about 5000
that was never eArned, Was committed
by meH appointed by Governor PeunOy-
eE. The secretary Of state is only a eler-
zeal offieer who Is required to issue bis
warrant upOu proper voucher. The
treasurer cannot pay 3 cent except
upon proper voucher Of the secretary
Of state. The responsibility for such
unjust bills must rest sOmewh here. The Z
governor will prObAbly sAy it rssts upon
the legislature. We are discussing this I
Sith perfect fFeedom aud only giving
our opinion about IT, We doubt II Mr., |
Pierce wers secretary Of state be would 4
have done any different. II Is said by 1
Que who knows that he was no sooner
eleetor than he wanted the job Of being
messenger 81 the electoral college To
and his son for clerk. AZ
u Was, an Old Portland politician got