The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-05-18

knew the bill to raise the sheriff : salafy
In Marion county was wrong, but ne
did not veto il. In the Senate looney
and Adams we're against tue OH Out ~
was brought mp and passed .oy the .y,p
of the Portland senators. lhe shetll
of Oregon had been robbing the STATE
right and left for many years. a gen
eral law required all fees to be PAID lnto
the treasury, and this law was dlsre-
0arded by the sheriff Of Marion county
| The gentleman spent nearly all his time
ON the sherlff's salary He did not
claim the amount the sheriff was recelv-
inc was larger or too large. The gentle
man closed with a grand eulogy OF the
Populists as the only honest ret0rmers
and asked them TO vote against DuTDln'
He then proceeded 10 praise Mr.. llurbln..s =
opponent as a soldier who had done ms
duty and would do again II he was
elected sheriff.
Mr.. Flagg attacked Sheriff Durbin for
not letting the tax advertising to the
] lowest bidder He admitted he once
had bill against Marion county and
said they we're getting the ballots printed
now for S75. Mr.. Flagg admitted that
a great deal more had been paid in the
past.
national issues and concluded with a
few shots at DR.. DAILY, the Union can
didate for congress.
John II McNary also begged to be ex-
cused from discussing national issues
but wound up with nice expansion
speech.
The people Of Oregon were more in
terested in county and state affairs. The
Republican ticket was the best ever
nominated in Marion county. lie en-
dorsed the legislation proposed by Dr..
Smith. The people OF Oregon must have
a state board OF equalization. He ad-
vOcated higher valuation on property
and lower levy OF taxes. High taxes
kept more people out OF the state than
anything else. From 50 or 40 mills was
enough TO make any intending settler
buy a return ticket aud leave the state
at once. The county court had done
many things no man could uphold
II the expenses were 30 much lower why
were taxes so much higher? IL vas TO
get the county out OF debt, and II We
continued at the present rate, by the
beginning Of the next century ll9Oll
Marion county would he on q cash basis
and that was as il should be- lie also
advocated taxing Wells, Fargo & Co.
They were taking more money ont OF
Salem than any business and all they
paid taxes on was pair Of old horses.
Telegraph and telephone companies
paid on a few old chairs.
None OF these corporations were taxed
and they should be taxed instead OF the
tax all being put on the land. DR..
Smith and Mr.. Pearce would put such a
bill through, but II they failed il would
be because Of the too powerful lobby
they would have TO contend with. He
argued that it was ten times more
important that the county Judge
be an attorney than that even the
circuit judge be one. He proceeded
10 argue this AZ length. II all attorneys
were honest it would be different. But
he had met some he was suspicious OF.
lie said as long a. lawyers we're what
they were a lawyer was needed there
lie defended the record that Constable
Minto had made lie had drawn sll0
Toe March, but his expenses we're $3t,
and for February he only got So. This
reiuted the charge that he was grating
the county to the amount OF $liO0
During the nine months he was in Office
he had averaged $40 80 a month. lie
asked for justice for Constable Mimic.
lie closed with an appeal for Sound
Money and Expansion. We we're now
enjoying good times aud should continue
10 do 50.
Inquiry among the farmers revealed
the fact that the prune crop will be light
-one-hali 10 one third Of the usual
yield.