The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-12-13
HIS POLICY
G GOYERNOR-ELECT CHAMBERLAIN
PREPARING HIS INAUGURAL
ADDRESS.

4 aDUA1AJ6s
Will Urge Rigid Economy in
Public Expenditures, and
is for Flat Salarieg-In-
auguration January
14th-Other News
Portland, Oregon, Dec THE
! Oregonian saye: Governor-elect
chamberlain is preparing his in
augura1 address. He will be in
Quoted into Office probably on the
second or third day of the legisla-
tive session if precedent shall rule
the procedure. His address has
not assumed its final shape and
large part of it is still to be written
Mr. Chamberlain will not reveal
what he has in mind until he has
spoken it before the joint session
Of the legislature. By that body
the vote of last June will be can
vaased and he will be proclaimed
governor.
A reporterday accosted the gov
ernor-elect on the street and fred
at him number of questions. Mr.
Chamberlain was in hurry to
move on, but he stopped good
naturedly and inquired:
"Well, whateis it?"
.'Mr Chamberlain, are you pre-
pairing your inaugural address?"
ayes, but it is not yet in tangible
FORM"
"Will it be long?"
His excellency-to.be laughed and
replied:
.sNo, it will not be long. 1t
will not follow out details very far.
It will be general survey of the
various subjects which needed the
attention of the several depart
ments of the state government.
No, it will not be long"
And the governor-elect hurried
on his mission.
Mr. Chamberlain's friends make
plain that he is very desirous of
of maintaining harmonious rela-
tions with the legislature and with
other officials of the executive de-
partment. There is no doubt that
he-will be disposed to yield a egreat
deal to maintain amity. But is
quite certain that the new governor
will jealous1y guard his prerogatiy-
es as chief executive of the state.
He will expect the legislature to
respect those prerogatives. He will
ivsist that republican officials in
the executive department shall not
encroach upon the dignity of his
Office,
81 shall be governor" he is re-
ported to have said. ''If there's
going to be fight, Pm a fighter
myself. IF there's going to be peace
Pm as peaceable as anybody"
The governor-elect talks freely to
reporters on all general subjects
but he cannot be enticed to talk
politics or his inaugural address.
81 wish my words to go out to
the people of Oregon just as I shall
say them when / Eecome governor" +"
says he.
Friends of Mr. Chamberlain who
are next the throne, say that his
remarks will be strong utterances
for economy to the state admins
tration and for protection of the
public lands. For fiat salaries he
is as constant as ..ever. He will
advocate fat salaries all along the
line,, from his Office down. He
will contend that no member Of the
government has vested right to
any fees or salary that the legis-
lature may Increase or decrease at
Its own will the compensation of ,ev.
cry state employe, except state
printer. Mr. Chamberlain was ell
ec.ed on the fat salary issue, and
he will stand squarely on that
plank of the democratic and re.
publican platforms, Nor will he
spare himself. He will not look
upon bis own as a preferred Office
SsBut what if the legislature fiat
tens out you salary?" he is report
ed to have been asked,
II don't care. I will take what
ever the legislature gives me. II
I am cut to IS per year shall take
that and be governor
His compensation could not be
reduced below $1,000, however for
that sum is guaranteed him by the
constitution.