Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-16


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Se su5uIt that the people have %
other oOurse open We are aware that
in pablishing what Ee Do. unless il
can Be proven 70 be true. Ee are La
be % a prosecution for libel. and the
county Judge himself, O. the grand
jury that i in session, are required 70
take notice Of lioelIOus publications
Il il with the utmost reluctance that
We call down Judge Terrell for his
methods Of trznssetiDg public bUsi-
ness In the insurance deal, and 10
the ease u the bill for the recent re-
u,airs al the court ha1IEs all lAzi and
sg5UOm vas violated. All precedent
was set aside and the judge seems 70
have become a Law unto himself.
Public business cannot be transacted
a. he has undertaken % do 10 the
cases referred 10 and thai respect for
iaw and order. maintained, without
which community Is 10 a state Of
anarchy.
No one will blame contractors VINO
are given carte blanche" II they run
bills against the county beyond the
price. That il their busi- /.
ness. II is public officials business
70 stand between the taxpayer and 1
all contractors, not TO make il easy /
Tor the latter 10 run up bill against
Inc county. The public have no pro-
lection 10 these matters IL the press
seals with its silence the misdeeds Of
public officials, aud while what we
say may subject us 70 legal proceed
Ings we believe the present county
Judge has committed al least two
1utrages On this county that demand
universal condemnation, II not i'm
1eachment. This Is posi- bly, not the
irsL time such things have been dune
n Marion county. But they come at
present with extremely bad grace.
Prices Of products are low. Taxes are
ligh. Crops are short. The people
re suffering from four years Of gold
tanda,d Democracy, % be followed
ip by the uncertainties Of four years
4 gold standard Repubiicanism. Had
axes 0sen low, the treasury running
yer, The prices good. crops big, times
lush, the people would overlook these
laYlIght grabs committed without
ven the grace OF legal fornlalities.
As IL Is, the people have no recourse
'ut in the utmost publicity. Ne do
lot wish 10 .unduly agitate the pub.
ic mind, but il such lawless acts by
'ficIals cannot be stopped, II law,
'ublic prosecutor, grand jury or pub
Ic condemnation will not arrest the
aids on the county treasury committed