Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-05-28

Navarro. COfDy created SOME lduBn-
ter by saying that he was making the
compaign for Scott, and vice versa.
There was no merit in the claim
Of the Republicans that they had
wiped out the debt. Valuations had
increased $2,O0O,OOO, and the increase
in fees had helped wipe out that
debt Taxes had been collected up
closer by a Democratic sheriff He
charged that county expenditures run
up to $4,000 a year, when II was
promised to run the county for $40,-
600. He ridiculed Scott as a gradu-
ate In the good roads movement. He
had his diploma fresh from some East
ern college He labored on this mat
ter about as hard as an OK team on an
old mud road in winter time. He at
tackled Scott for offering the people
dollar for dollar in Champoeg precinct
to cut down some hills there In four
years they had built five miles of per
manent road to take prominent Sa-
lemites out riding in automobiles with
great satisfaction.
He had slept on his Turner speech,
and was quite so severe on subscrip-
tions for road purposes. He was
just as much In favor Of building per-
lnAnent roads as Scott was, and de-
ciined the title of being bad roads
candidate. The good roads movement
was boomerang. 1t was not the bus
iness of the county Judge to assume
the entire responsibility for road
building. The county could employ a
civil engineer to look after that. There
was but one way to raise read funds,
and that was by taxation. Subscrip.
tlons and donations were also tax.
This was in reply to Scott's question,
How would you raise road funds?"
Public subscriptions appealed to
generosity and liberality, and not to
the property owners ability to pay.
He did not object to voluntary sub
scriptions, but the system was all
wrong. He got very little applause
and made no effort to get first base
Kay went to bat, and made several
good hits for the Republican running
on the ticket with him. He praised
=. l.. Eddy, for Judge, as a man of the
very highest moral character He
maintained that he had made a good
record for reform and economy He
would oppose any farther appropria-
tions for the Lewis and Clark fair.
He reviewed his record as hereto
fore published He desired only to re-
fer. to the bills in which he had been
prominent. He had fought the New
port Summer Normal School bill. He
voted against more appropriation bills
than any other member Some had
gone back on their convictions, and
voted for the Indian War Veterans,
which he would not do But as $780,
600 appropriated had paid two-thirds
OF the Indian war claims he favored
paying on the balance OF the claims.
He reviewed his record on the
franchise tax bills, and had voted in
the interest Of the taxpayers on more
bills than any other member of the
house. What of seven out OF IL Dem
ocrats who had lodged on the fran.
chise bill? He had supported a cor
poration tax bill that taxed his own
business, while the Davy bill did not
tax but about 15 corporations, He had
held important places on committees
in The house, while his opponent would
be with hopeless minority. devoid of
influence He had answered to more
roll calls than any one member of the
house. Kay told a story that brought
down the house and he made his Gus.
tomary home run.
Richie defended the subscription
system. They had subscribed for their
own benefit, and wnat was II to the
rest OF the county, Would Judge Cor
by refuse TO help neighborhood that
was willing to get In and help itselfg
He took the rest OF hls time TO gener-
al approval OF Republican principles,
and asked his hearers to vote Il
straight His remarks were heartily
applauded.
]. II. settlemier was introduced as q
plain man OF affairs. an made a
short talk, He had been school direct
or and MAYOR and member OF the state
fair board, Like Richie, he had cast
his first ballot for Abraham Lincoln
and gone straight down the line to
Roosevelt
The old nurseryman warmed the
wax IN his hearers ears, He felt
moro at home in the ranks OF the Ia.
boring men than among silk hats. and
expected to remain there TO his last