Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-03-13

boJn candidates Tor school directC
are pledged TO carry out the same re
forms In this school district.
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The result ofHa citizens meeting ar
always productive of good govern
ment, and for the political welfare o
the cOmmunltv.
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The JOURNAL ADVERT .ers are all
treated exactly alike. There are uC
favored monOpolies granted. The
representations OF our local adver-
tisers are all bOnatide and reliale bust.
ness propositions.
Klamath Falls Express: There
never was a river and harbor bill that
contained more unnecessary appropri-
atlOns than the present one. Few
men are able to withstand the de-
bauchery of extraYagant public ap-
preparations.
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The proposition TO appoint a book
keeper and purchasing agent for the
Reform school, Blind school and
Deafmute school looks like a propo-
sltion to create another new office. IL
may be that IL would effect a saying
to the state
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Hon. &. j. Curtis is always a lively
man whether in the legislature or on
newspaper, filings the Astoria Satur-
day Herald to the breeze again under
his signature and Wilfred Curtis as
city editor. Curtis is a typical Amer
lean, always unique, picturesque and
interesting.
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VIM. Il. Byars, an Oregon boy,
prints this in his Goldendale, Wn.,
sentinel; "An Oregon legislator
serves 40 days aud draws Sl20. The
Washington member serves 20 days
longer and draws $500. Oregon has
three supreme judges; Washington has
i've, Without doubt Oregon grows
moss"
II the Dometic animal commission
has nothing to do, aud only meets and
does nothing, IL would seem as though
the taxpayers could be spared the ex-
pense, Why should state officials
draw pay for doing nothing, any
more than laborer or mechanic
suppoted by the state be paid when
not at work?
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Speaking OF the Marion county
court making an appropriation TO
keep the county orphans ats the state
orphans home, the Sllverton Appeal
says; "If the courts of the several
other counties, that haYe charges at
the Salem orphanage, would take like
action, the problem that confronts
the ladies who have in charge the
management, OF the home, relative
To conducting the same, would be one
OF easy solution"
The money should be appropriated
and the children decently clothed, fed,
educated and taught TO work for
living. Let at least a part OF our
population be brought up TO become
usefu citizens.
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Candy Independent: The Salem
Journal says, and says truly, WAS
there really and difference between
the Populists, Democrats and Repub
llcans 10 the last legislature II there
was we failed to discover it," Quite
true. 1t would indeed be impossible
20 tell, from the bills introduced,
what the politics OF the member who
introduced IT, were. More than that,
Judging from the way some OF the
bills went through IL would be Impos-
sible to distinguish friend from foe.
Nor can the average legislator be
censured when he sees neatly every
Official getting more than the people
agreed to pay him. 1t is not surpriss-
ing that the opportunity offered the
legislator will be neglected; aud that
is why he will vote himself postage
stamps, codes and laws, knives and
Stationery, or anything that will be
OF use 20 him 10 keep; sell, OF trade
when he returns home.