The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-10-11
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and sent in petitions for a special ses-
sion of the legislature to have the law
in effect when the officials entered up.
on their terms of Office II the paper
promises are again defeated It will not
be because the politicians did not have
notice Of what was wanted, or that the
people were not fully onto the situa-
ton. and would not allow the abuse to
continue without protest The pro
test has been filed, and will get about
as much attention as a tender edible
female missionary would at the hands
Of lot of cannibals.
There was a time when the people
had no rights or privileges, but what
the kings royal family saw lt to hand
them out by special favor That time
Is past. but the petty tyranny of poll
ticIans playing for personal profit and
advantage still continues. The peo.
pie of Oregon would almost wake the
dead II Gov. Geer struck one blow
that did not smell of the sack.
But the people are learning and are
making their demands for what they
believe is right. and will not be put
on with empty promises much longer,
not even In Oregon, and not even If
all the country newspapers say amen
to the frauds that are practiced. BE.
fore they will again see the members
and clerks Of a session paid in full
when they don't even organize. they
will hang them all.
Oregon should not have the $500.
600 exposition appropriation saddled
onto the taxpayers without something
substantial In return, and not even
then. In our opinion. A wooden law.
maker ought TO know that much.
But we do not expect that all the
talking or printing possible by any
ane man or newspaper would defeat
the giving of 100000 or 100000 or
100000 or 100000. II the Portland
managers ask for IT, The people are
so completely at the mercy Of the
loot newspapers and loot lawmakers
All that can be hoped for is that
some substantial reform can be Sc.
cured In return for such a graft. The
Portland graft. OF course. will not
stand alone. Other gratis, like the st.
Louis exposition. and some others that
are only beginning TO wiggle in the
egg and are not yet hatched or all
the dodo legislatures ever assembled.
watch the next one perform.
Oregon needs a HAT salary law. and
all fees and perquisites abolished
That territorial grab-bag ought To be
gutted
Oregon needs the Initiative and Ref.
orendum put into effect Too big a
club cannot be put into the hands of
the people-eyen OF water-elm.
Oregon needs a law taxing untaxed
franchises. A little act like that was
passed In 1895 to tax the gross earn.
ings OF insurance companies, will put
nearly $4,000 into tho treasury. Think
OF all the various corporations doing
business In this state and collecting
money from the people that could be
taxed on their gross earnings, and
would never complain.
But, no; 1t must all come out OF the
home owner and farmer and business
man, who is already supporting all
those untaxed corporations. About ss
per cent OF all the revenue OF Oregon
comes on property The state tax is
over ~ mills, and the Portland job
bers are going TO put on S5oOOOO more.
and are willing to give nothing in re-
turn.
The people do not believe that GOV,
ernor Geer or Governor Chamberlain
will allow them 10 commit such an
outrage ON common justice.
Oregon needs changes In the laws
for the management OF her public
school funds. SO that half 20 three
quarters OF a million will not be lying
idle, and drawing no interest all the
time
$4,000 City OF Dallas water bonds
were voted the other day, and not the
slightest attempt was made TO keep
these bonds from being sold IN New
York, when oregon's state treasury
IS fun OF Idle money.
An that the average Oregon poll.