Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-21
- aDmnssAL HsEG

fl5rs1 - 3rSsDBs 80 -, - .s-- =
ffss e0css4etbo1 - - y,
6Isaoa a tho y1seaeSa " ~ y -, -.
egare- Tbey WI pa1sS y s--SS ..'.ss' -
S~seSsee ess,norsy ~ Sbl1>- r'~es
49, y 100 - lad tk1s sp1sgysi y
- ssyssfssiys sssemsksy. It st8s bssS
= - g. aruxOTxl - s1'0skssss sns' =
rel3,@klT vii 30 ~ " TIE ss7s
TS,ey z0nb1 eegss5sly Ssss7 q, - y
aa1DnI1.
~ aa0ys ffo1D fb> oFsgD1saa bss
the sgh4 nag, Via itiEs'h00
"a he osesine and bs3sSDess issps1siDg
ossxou has hsGis SEED 0f twO see'tla>@s'
inazz r. the b@s6Dess of TIE en-"
noa TIE popzlztbos II the ststs bAc
kerk On IpeEsasfcz - y Bss A. tue ttEi'%
the ESiI srss pGsssSs Is might ssiII 0@ Se'
6rskAe. Bot tie eo31isSoas have
<sanxsd 10 make lt k1Ess DeessAAfJ.
Ofooarse ,thess sas there Who sSiii Ta1'
two nnsse neE l1dgs&- There are a."
thop vito wosi1 Iike 70 he j01gsz- Th$
Poxxaz11 DzF agzss.zstE,D ls gfSefsafr'o
~ be beh1D1 The matter ard psess,hs u
raaosbtscIy Iose,g silI b t>fass III
lexAsGSs1rs n p8sb .; tbrD0zb> BIT T.
fzs Osszooszr sszys>ss, the peDpse, Nh
hare 20 anzIly pse& % s1en snsea1~
m ass. a. = DopslzT yOEss. So9id psDss>
bsg Aefeeg Il. We only EsEyss thai
o.saex n1atsegs ~ even greater impoFt'
ases. Ike tie ers44bOD q Dsw cfies@
aa1 Gkss imposition II sddsd HIed
esAsgss aad large spps0pSF1a,borss 1poD
tas taxpayer eznnSe befOfs they go inO
e9se4 E,s rsferred % the peOpls.
Macy laws and large sppfopfists0fs
os the past IegisIst1rss II they eo0'd
have been submitted W vote Of the
people would have been rejected a. the
poIls. Really, We espBot sse any good
reAeos Why legislation that effects The
welfare of every y0tef Or taxes bis
poeketbook on large scale, aud often
ia novel manner, should bot be re-
fsrred 70 the people for their sanction
before they can be called upon 10 foot
tbs bills. Every ine0nsequential
amendment 10 the constitution must
be referred % them. Then why not
new legislation Of great consequence?
The people will vote down the propo-
sItlOD 70 create two new judges Of the
supreme court, unless they can be made
10 zee that IL will be 10 their interest 10
have them. 30 they would vote down
much that IL now proposed but which
they haye never affirmatiyely asked
for. II the rule could be established
that there shall be no new legislation
that IL not pretty generally petitIoned
for, large volume Of new laws would
not 10 added 10 the statutes every two
years Itka maxim Of government
that the people retain all powers with
ia themselves that they do not spe-
officially delegate 10 some branch Of the
government and those things, at least
10 important matters Of legislation,
which they do not anirmatively In
etEBct their representatives 10 do-well
II would ~ more modest at least for
theiF representatives 70 wait until they
haye instructions. These may be IN
allalnabIe ideals under . Democratic
form Of government, bat certainly We
stiIl profess 10 believe that there can be
no just government without tho con-
ssnt of the governed.
The country Il not crying for more
legislation nor for more ofiiciAis. IL is
suffering from too many officials, with
too high salaries, from president 70
paihmaster. II IL continually torn up
with state aud federal IegislatIoD.
Business ls disturbed, the financial re-
latlons OF the people are unsettled,
property yaIues are imperlIsd and in.
dustriss are depressed by unesFtaiH-
ties and conflicts IN congress-. The COP.
ilnuaI tlnkshBg with tariffs and med
ding with the monetary basis has coat
IaboFsrs and producers millions and
We have not touched the bottom.
There should 10 no radical changes
a the general legislation of Oregon.
There should b. . Hum determination
0 Tsducs the sxifavagaBoes Of some of
Ile departments and encouragement
new enterprises 10 the wsy Of I'M
.......a.y snfsnsff,ll ar orSall0u Of In