The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-21


ago, that must have cost him several
thousand dollars?
Squire Farrar was next, and said
he favored a direct primary law, and
fixed salaries He didn't like the
word fiat. 1t was too near fat. The
constitutional salaries were so small
as to be almost ridiculous. He
showed that he was not hair-split-
ting constitutional lawyer The tax
law that gave a 3 per cent rebate to
the rich man who had ready money
was an outrage on the poor man who
had to make It up with 10 per cent
penalty.
The Opposition opens.
]. b. Dimick opened with a reply
on behalf of Mr.. McMahan, who was
not present He helped to repeal the
vagrant law that was costing Marion
county $4O0 n month. He did not
care how McMahan got his money TO
go to Europe. He said the primaries
in Marion county were rotten. They
had crawled into control of their
county convention by the popularity
of Governor Geer, went to Portland,
fired a few blank cartridges, and
smelled the bunghole of a turncoat
Democrats barrel and surrendered.
(Great laughter) He ridiculed
Frank Davey's appeal for patriotism
when they had left every man who
had served mis- country of the ticket.
w. T. Slater said he had not pulled
of his coat to make 1t warm for any
body. These local candidates should
take up the more immediate needs Of
the people He took up the Republi-
can promises of reform two years
ago, and showed that while only Re
publicans were sent TO the legisla
ture, and instead Of promised reduc-
tions the taxes were higher than ever.
He showed that while Salem and Ma
rion county had cut their expenses
down, the legislature had been waste
ful In the extreme. Instead OF prom
ised reductions they had been extrav-
agant as never before, and wiped out
the local reductions and swelled the
expenditures so that state taxes were
higher than ever.
He denounced the tax law that al
lowed the man with ready money a
per cent rebate and charged those
unable TO pay ~ per cent interest on
10 per cent penalty. He said he ia
vored a Direct Nomination law.
Other states had tried this method OF
naming candidates and were extend
ing ii TO congressman and judicial
Offices. To makethe primary day the
first day OF registration would save
time and expense. II would purify
the registration. He illustrated the
operation OF the law by the instance
where five men were seeking the
nomination for sheriff. All would be
watching each other 10 prevent illegal
voting. Direct Nomination was the
only straight road 20 reduction OF
taxes. He closed with an appeal tc
elect at least part OF the Democratic
ticket TO watch the Republicans. No
confessions Of higher taxes and Othel
wrong-doing would be hurled back al
them two years hence.
I 3. Tomlinson. the Mayor OF Wood
burn. showed himself a better talkeI
than any one suspected lie shovel
that the Republican and Democratic
platforms are almost Identical on th'
Philippines, on tariff and other mat
ters. He favored regulation o
freights and fares OF transportation
by law, opposed the present tax-col
lection law as oppressive 10 labor AM
favOring the mOney-lendeT, advocates
precinct assessors. fiat salaries an
good roads. He advocated the crea
ton OF the once Of County Road Fl
gineer by the last legislature. Ml
TomlinsOn, like all his predecessor
made a good impression.
,. A. jeffrey, for joint senator. mad
, pleasant talk on patriotic lines. n
+ ferring 10 this being the date OF e'
J tabnshing the Cuban republic tAI
/ plause.) No other speaker had y
/ membered this fact and the boy-Or'
B tor Of the opposition. scored a greats
! hit for the Stars and Stripes than an
5 predecessor II elected he would CIV