Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-12-15
POPULIST.
Judge Barton of Linn County.
On Politics and the IniQuitiOus Fee
System.

appear before the Board. de says
there are $40, 600 outstanding in Linn
for 1894. The deliquent sale for 1s9l
will take place I'm two weeks. The en-
tire tax system is veIy lax and needs
Overhauling as it allows the large tax
payer to keep his money back while
the poorer pay up prompt.
HIS POLITICAL VIEWS.
Judge Barton is a strOngBryan man,
but believes in a new union party.
He does not care what it is called but
wants il to stand for American prin.
cipIes, as against TOryism Of every
description. He does not believe the
people can be united for cardinal prin-
ciples OF reform under any of the old
names. lie says: The name of Demo
crat stands for Free Trade and that
will never be accepted. The name
Populist will not do. The people have
associated with that name socialism
and other offensive ideas. The new
American party Of the future must
avoid these extremes and stand for
progressive and economical govern
ment by the people as against the COM
binatlOn of paternalism and Official
ism.
Judge Barton is POpulist and
farmer but a we'll balanced business
man. His conceptions Of public duty
will be appreciated even by those who
have nothing but sneers for Populists
in politics Judge Barton is an enter
prising, public spirited Official, has
ideas and convictions and is disposed
to carry them into public affairs, and
as many believe not to public detri-
ment or at public cost.
OPPOSED TO FEES.
When asked as to his opinion of the
present justice fee system he said in
an interview: Il do consider the sys-
TEN all wrong, if the officers are to re-
ceive their compensation from fees
collected from the county or unfortu-
nate defendants.
For the information of those of
your readers who do not haYe the OPP
portunity of becoming conversant
with the law regulating justices, con-
stables and district attorney fees l
the statute, as as Follows: "'""''f'""s "f
Justice fees.-For issuing any sum-
mons, writ, warrant, process or order,
so cents; taking bond, so cents; enter
ing judgement, 81; for swearing wit
ness, 10 0cents;taking affidayit,25 cents;
for taxing costs, so cents; for making
list, SO, etc. Constable fees.--For |
serving summons, order, writ or pro |
cess, 30 cents; for serving writ of ar
rest, 81; committing person to prison,
80 cents; for summoning jury, 81; at
tending court, so cents, etc. District |
Attorney fees.-Before Justice, ,on con-
yiction before jury, $40; before jus
tice without jury, s., etc.
Now 1t will clearly appear, even to
the dullest comprehension, if there is
no business there will be no fees,
hence no bread and butter, resulting
in the incentive to make business by
instituting frivolous suits and pil1ng
up unnecessary expenses on the
L cannot refrain, however,
from calling attention to one peculiar
feature which suggests itself to the
Obseryant, that like the Mohammedan
pilgrims with their faces turned an
nualiy toward Mecca-so nearly all
these cases come to Albany, passing
over or around the other IL justices in
Jhe county.
He then goes on TO show how in one
;ase with a jury summoned, many
witnesses examined, verdict of guilty
eturned, with sentence to pay
Inc Of five dollars. Linn county held
.he sack and was compelled to dis
,Orge S98.05. The constable and wit
lesses travelled 514 miles in this case
It statute rate OF 10 cents per mile.
An old resident was arrested on
,harge OF shooting deer, away last
February, brought to Albany, stood
rial, evidence that he never killed or
h0AhOd q hCCi III hic iiiCs NCiulOO uOb
,uilty. Constable and witnesses
rayeled 532 miles.
Two boys arrested for killing a deer,
ne plead guilty, fined $50 which he
aid and the money was divided be-
ween the justice, special constable
nd deputy district attorney, and
ound insufficient To satisfy them and
bin for 1870 in addition was certi
ed on county and were forced to /
ay. Two more boys were arrested
Dr. chasing tins same deer, were
rought to Albany, tried and found I
OF guilty and the costs OF 500. rs paid '
rom the taxpayers OF Linn county. j
light hundred and thirty-nine miles
'ere travelled by constable and wit
esses in this case.
Another man was arrested on
large of letting cow into
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