The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-01-06
SOME CRITICISMS.

Here are come thoughts on the spee;aI
session ..of the Oregon legislative BODY
tnat convened on Sept 26sh, 1898:
We ind that all officers from our
n'snestexecutiTe down to the lowest Of
ncer elected by the people or appointed.
must take an oath to supper. the con.
sutution Of the q. 8. and the state in
which they live. Now l wish to set some e
Things before the people l think this
body erred in.
There was similar body met In Jan.
1921 TO elect senator TO the q. s. sen-
a'e and transact other business for the
state. fnd theV failed to do ANYTHING
Tor which 'hey we're elected and me. for.
rney stayed tneir time allotted to them
70 do the business and went home, some
rejoicing that they had done nothing and
that they had kept .hose that wished TO
DO something from doing anything, Nov
We VIII n"tice What this special session
did The constitution of the state says
The legislative body shall have five days
to organize in. for which they may draw
pay. but ii trey fail to Organize in that
LINE that they shall not draw any pay
from the state until they do organize
Nov ue hnd by the records that this
special session have passed q bill to pay
this body OF 1897. Where did they get
THAR authority Tor this. Have they
poser 70 make q Institution TO suit their
wishes or are they duty bound 10 20 by
the conti.ution made and adopted bT
the people OF the state.
think the people should have some
thing 10 say IN these matters The peo-
pie are The tax payers, they are the ones
that haTs to foot the bile, whether Ioft
or psa
Read Daniel wehssers works and feel
what blessing civil and religious liberty
is read them, and feel What . blessing
Il is 70 live under q Tree government !:
read them, aud II, which God for bid the
obligations sf the constitution Of your
country hang loosely on you, rlvet them
with his thoughts. His giant Efforts are
en- mbaluled in onr school book e. ,enshiiued
Sith the speeches of Burke. Sheridan
and Chathem ~ animate aud inspire the
youth OF our country.
Here 10 another email item, 81 &S2, :
6SS.Ss TO W. 7. Wright for payment Of
land 10 Eastern Oregon for q branch in
sane asylum. The state has no title, 50
do-ided By some Of the best legal author
i,y in the STATE. such a. Judge Roisa and
Governor Lord. urdsrssaRd the Cor
eruoT oppoeed this bill and would not
sign the general appropriation bill on
thai account, bat let il become q Law hv
limitation These two items amount 70
81. eSs. s..
There are . lev more small items
could say something about but will let
pass for the Preseot, hoping our new gev~
erncr, II such bills pass the legislature
that convenes the second MONDAY in lam
uAry, viii have back bone enough to put
his veto on such work. let them be pre-
sented for his signature in eepeFAte bill
or lacked On 10 the general appropriation
bill.
will say that our senators and repre-.
seatatives opposed these billa With some
others, but nut enought to prevent their
pass2ge.
Nov. We have heard the cry for year,
OF retFenchment In expenses, both il
county and state. We have heavy ex
penses of the state that must be met.
They are for our nnfo,tunstee our asylum
and Penitsntiarv. There is No Taxpayer
who vii kick At necessary expenses buI
II 10 the unjust and unconstitutional an
kicking st.
This 10 my first written eommunica-
tion to paper aud hope it will be thG
last on such q subject.
Albany, Jan. ., 1899.
] V. q. CALDWELL,
\ A Taxpayer.