The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-10-14
WHO THEY ARE.
Who Hold Some of the Fat Places on
the Asylum Payroll.
inside Information About Top Heavy
Ohieialism in Ore
gon.

the 100 persons employed by the present
state administration at the asylum for in
sane.
IL is safe 10 say no such number oI
persons are employed to care for an
equal number Of patients in any other
institution in the world.
Asylums in other states are made
more nearly self-sustaining by employ.
ment Of patients in industrial occupa.
tons. In Oregon the principal industry
seems to be 10 employ as many tax eat
ers as possible at the expense OF the
taxpayers.
The, Oregon asylum management has
become an immense political machine.
The payrolls are filled with political
workers, and appointees who hold their
places through the political pull and who
are constantly advanced over the heads
Of the most competent and meritorious
employees and accorded privileges be-
cause they are q favored class.
Twenty farmer employees are on the
payroll 10 handle in all 900 acres of land
with almost unlimited assistance from
patients. No such number Of salaried
people can be kept by any Oregon
farmer.
Supt. Paine is the man placed at the
head of the institution by the Lord adj
ministration. lie is said TO have sold
out his benefactors politically in several
ways before his term expired.
Drs. w. r. Williamson, l.. +. Griffith
and w. ID. McNary are the three assist
ant physicians, and have all served
many years. They are gentlemen of
standing, and are not known 10 have
relatives on the pay.rolls OF the institu-
tion.
q. w. IIandsaker, the steward, is
Paine's confidential operator on the out
side. lie is "A Eugene gentleman of good
business ability, and has the reputation
Of being able TO drive a close bargain,
which II is presumed he uses constantly
in the interest Of the dear people. Dur
ing the two years following the "hold-
up" session one Of his important occu-
pations consisted in buying aud shaving
state warrants. But for whom, II not
known.
w. II. Smith, the commissory, II also
a Lane county man, who is said 10 hold
a heavy political club over the superin-
tendent.
w. T. Eakin, the supervisor, IL Eu-
gene man who il we'll known and con
nected with one of the most honorable
families in Oregon. lie never fully
enjoyed being party 10 the $1,000
campaign graft,
Arthur Esther and Myrtle Williams
are three Of the old time attendants, who
have served under several administra.
tions. They are relatives OF George aud
Dick Williams, OF Portland.
r Il, Goodin, deputy supervisor and
assistant book keeper, " IL the first man
to hold down that job. H. fact the office
was created for his benefit because he II
a brother.in.law Of Tom Tongue, the
Mitchell push congressman. lie is 80
valuable man To the gang that he
draws down % per cent. more salary as
deputy supervisor than the supervisor
himself who does all the work. This
eXtortionate salary for the fifth wheel
on wagon is paying off old debts Of the
push in Washington county, running
back several years,
Robt. Garrison is u competent Eugene
man who holds down the job OF hack.
man, more properly man.servant and
coachman under this administration, by
virtue of his pull in the A. =. A.
Miss Carrie Paine is the accomplished
daughter of the superintendent, aud was
appointed Temporarily" early in her
fathers term Of office.
G, ID. ldleman is a brother of the late
Attomey'Geneml Cicero Marcus Idle
man, and is said 10 be- very efficient in the
handling of inmates.
X. W. Nllbert is nephew OF eN- Prison
A, y, Gilbert.
Jimmy Hammand isa step-son OF +.
\. Rankin, of Eugene, lie Is an anna
uer actor, and is said To play well his
'art in the serious farce of consuming
he mammoth asylum appropriation.
q. W. Staley Of Roseburg, is the man
Who was appointed to h, +. Gnner's
lace in Secretary Dunbar's office, But
When II was found that no one but
member of the Mcbride family can copy
rticles into book, he was dropped
rom that t75 job To $3.50 one.
T.. G, Judd is son of "Farmer
of Aumsville lie is physically
ne of the ablest men, and is especially
selul in capturing escaped patients.
Rex Davis is a son Of q. W. Davis,
ate clerk Of the state school land board,
ate chairman OF the Marion county
republican committee, and late candi.
ate for school director.
j. II. McCourt is son Of Jas. Me-
'ourt, Lincoln school ianitor, brother
{ Representative John McCourt, who il
ssistant attorney-general. lie has held
lis position since the ascendeney of
Baby" McConrt in Marion county poll
lies.