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


a. xfre sraes % sli ihst sDyons
s-~s &c 10 wrise, % sTeo ali the rssoi1-
tfous psAssd ~ varisOs bOoiez-
uvoa pablie mAiterA Bat 80
faSBgwiux prszrDbls aud shat foib0Ss
brinks % 80 mech q what 10 hefOrt
the poblic mind. sxer sines The l@s'
legislature sdjO0faed tbai ws print co
tire The rssol1gious Adopsed by Liosrt5
Alliance Jolly lltt.:
WaEEzAs. The people sre dlssatis-
sed wfsb Ehz ulan4z@ul-nt q Affairs %
fhks state Esy tbo=e trusted 70 shape and
roo.Iu-eS item. usss-iy: Tbe Iarke az
xlrsursstfsus oE the lzss iegtsl4s1r@,
r. essrx srs.sd. the Isgze salaries and
u~xaai.ites q eerIzin slale oftleiAas, It-
charge Eor f1l time, - OOe Of TIE
rs.sastzsrs u the ssAtS Drzrd of es41slILa
too q 81. When be gave the stAte l.ss
than oue dzy's ssfGai ssryle-. %
a-au1Ass n ths &sylgm and fr11oz 81
IN peuftrntizFy. ale -tlafp4zzr aud
WHEEEAs. ) uns of car DeEzpapSrs-
ara eiffKeus have Rad TIE er8r4Ze e.
exuo~e. eritiefs~. and bFiog plainly 70
ske afreatfs5u q The tax p4ysrs- o-rlaiL
uuS-d0fngz. over reae6iBz.s and fr4Eds
of The sane, aud, Thereby Occurred ths
fII win o( thee eXpos<d- fherefOre L
Is
Rezolved, TbAt We, the t&xpayers
and E1eml-sns Of Liberty siliaDes- D.
HsTs is cur duty 10 stand by the e'1itofz
azsd Others who, by their knOSIeogs
aud courage have. OF Eill exposs FA=-
eaiity, og trieksTy 10 once, 70 the eod
that we may kBOw bOE Se are being
served.
WHERKAs. Reports are rife and have
been fog several mO1tbs, Of sandals ~
tbe 3sylum, and sharp przctiee- II not
down right rzse2lity a. the penitentIAry,
% the discredit Of the management OF
both institutions, and the good name Of
the state. Therefore be il
Rssoiyed, That while we hesitate in
positfve zeeu-atio0z We believe there
3 too much truth in the reports TO go
UNDECIDED by those having authority 70
recall and appoint other men 20 these
positions.
The alliance Il nOn-partlsAn body
aud the state institutions and state ON
Gals referred 20 are not sll Of one politi-
cal complexion. Il Is ASSUMED that the
particular occasion Of thee resolution .
= the attacks thst are being made upon
Geo. 4 DOwning's management Of the
State Prison.
ufn frSe . an nrlY cay that by all fair rules
New York %rDowning has been ae-
quilted. A Republican legislature, sue
eessive grand juries made up largely Of
Republicans, who had all the witness
and all the Official ana unofficial, pub
lie and private, actual aud heaFsay tes
timony and gossip laid before them, ar
ter fully considering. and bearing the
worst that can be said, or that has ever
been sAid,-they refuse to mud Mr..
Downing guilty.
The resolutions are very sweeping.
They indies our whole state govern
ment, No words are wasted upon tue
legislature. II WAS badly Organized
and badly conducted body. No one
seemed able TO stem the strong tide Of
coEruptinK influences that started with
the speakership contest. Marion coOn-
ty had strong delegation bat they
were not strongly united OF at least not
strong enough 20 resist the comblnA-
ton Of bOodle and ignorance that Al
ways naturally eoalesees in such bodies
IL was feared by some people that
this county would get speakers Of both
house, No one doubts now, after all
that has been said about Salem a.
wanting 10 hog the government Of the
-
better for the whole state II Geer aud
Hirsch had both been elected presiding
officers. But it could not well be and
the state has paid the heavy penalty Of
q fAr-reAching cofTup,iug combination
Ia the legislature.
The JOURNAL believes In pursuing =
fair and conservative oo0rse, bat IL Is
also firm believer In the doctrine thai
animAtes q great many people In Ore
g0D and ali over the eonntry, to-wit;-l
that with all the growth Of schools and
churches and circulation Of books and /
newspapers there is not good aud suf- /
ncient reason Why government should
cost % much sad be worth 50 little. 1
In other words. the people are entitled
60 more actual business results frOm
government They should be taxed
less for IndIdnite aud unknown pur-
poses Of political sDOlls They should
get better results from what they do
pay in the way OF better roads. better
woods. better markets. cheaper rail-
cens fares, cheaper postage, better
Az TO MEacilities, have their letters aud
InuepApers free delivered along Al
east every mail post route. Now. of
0urse. this IA what ali Ihe politicT'
'artles promise more or less. Bot As a
naliers Of fact the promises are made
noully by men who do not understand
heir Import beyond that Il Is good
~ 10 gee votes. aud who never in
,nd after they get into ofiice 10 redeem
lem. But 10 this way our govern
lont 10 = fraud and were better termed
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