The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-23
COUNTY
CANVASS
GOING
T. B. Kay Shows He Is a
Debater.
E. M. CrOiSan Again RefuteS
Lawyer McMahan.

each place, especially at Stayton,
where grand audience was present.
Thursday Mehama and Gates were
made. which was a severe trip AT
Aumsvllle the Democrats charged that
the Republicans refused to pledge
themselves for senator, and at the
same time accused them of being
promised to Senator Simon, or Gov.
Geer or some one. This double-back-
action position brought out from
DaveY, Kay and others of the RepubI-
can candidates the statement that they
were pledged 10 no one, and would not
be.
At Aumsville Mr.. Kay made good
strike. He stated that II elected he
would favor all bills OF a reform ma
ture that were genuine. He would
oppose all gratis and extravagant
measures. He took up the points adj
vanced by the opposition, and point by
point answered them. He showed that
the Republican party would keep its
pledges in the future, as 1t had In the
past two years, when It reduced coun.
ty expenses as promised. He showed
that the present tax law was not Re-
publican measure, but that It's good
points should be perpetuated and the
bad ones eliminated. He showed that
II was no worse for Republicans to
buy votes at $500 a head than 1t was
for Democrats to sell their votes at
that price.
He asserted that Mr. Dlmmlck had
been absolutely consistent inasmuch
as he had four set stories which he
tells at every place, taking up eight
of his ten minutes with those stories,
| lie showed that Mr.. Furnish Is as
good a Republican as Dimmick Is a
Democrat, both having changed about
the same time.
crolsan Replies to MeMahan.
"As you are all aware, L am not a
public speaker but as I am before the
people of Marion county as candi-
date for state senator, 1t Is only right
and proper that should state what |
will do II elected to the legislature.
| I shall vote for law placing all of
our state officials upon reasonable fat
salaries, and / am in favor of repeal
ing all fees and perquisites pertaining
| b.. et,t, ,m,taIg
Il am also in favor of a primary
law for the registration of voters and
direct nomination of officers.
THE initiative and referendum
amendment to our state constitution
will be before the people at the com
ing election for adoption or rejection
| am in favor of adopting this amend
ment and shall vote for 1t myself be
cause believe IL TO be a good meas
ure and ! trust that every voter In
Oregon will give II his support on
election day. II We adopt this amend
ment IL seems TO me that II will Ger
tainly result in preventing bad legis
lation in the future
81 am In favor of amending ow
present tax collection laws. think
that ~ per cent interest and a pen
atty OF 10 per cent Is too much. The
present law does not give sufficient
time 10 pay taxes before they become
delinquent, and II enables a man
with ready money TO get 3 per cent
discount. while others have TO borrow
or pay the penalty. No one should
have "A discount, and the rates of IN
terest and penalty should be made
less and the time extended before the
tax becomes delinquent"
Mr.. Croisan proceeded in conclu
sion 10 deal with the circular letter
sent out against him concerning his
fees by his opponent. l.. II, McMahan
lie stated that he made his accounts
out In detail and submitted them tC
the county court and commissioners
That he had an understanding with
with them that he was 20 receive 5C
cents for taking hobos out TO worl
and 90 cents for returning them Il
Jail. lie said that sometimes ther,
would be two or three and few
more, perhaps six or seven occasion
ally, ana the law provided that thes,
yagrants should be worked ON IN,
highway I'm charge OF the sheriff. bu
Il did not provide for furnishing
guards. and so the court agreed I,
allow him 80 cents for dlscharginl
and 90 cents for recommitting eacl
prisoner so worked by him on tn,
highway, and he was himself to pay
the guards
He said his opponent had publishe,
about the largest one OF the bills an,
that his opponent was seeking {,
take an unfair advantage OF him be
fore the people, inasmuch as he ha,
submitted all OF his bills In itemize,
form TO the cOuntyecourt and commits
sioners and that body had the Oppor
tunity 10 investigate his accounts
item by item, before approving then
that nothing was concealed.
Mr. CrOisan referred TO his emolu
ment returns as filed with the secre
tary OF state each six months OF IN,
four years that he was sheriff, and h,
stated that his opponent had no
treated him fairly when he publishe,
his emolument returns and did no