Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-08
THE NEWSPAPER AND A PRO.
GRAM FOR THE PEOPLE.

an 2 NOW0 INC 9alNHh
That is what The Journal has ac
cOmDllshed for fifteen years. and with
,out special government all, or the pat
ronage Of any party, or the backing
c any capitalist or corporation OF
syndicate.
The Journal has proepered in spite
Of changes In political affiiIiation, and
in the face Of opposition from strong
and able politicians and In the face
of local and nearby competition that
has always been fierce, BECAUSE IT
HAS KEPT FAITH WITH THE PEo.
PIE.
The time has arrived to lay bare
This secret Of It's success. Il has had
a program and that program IS, WAS
AND WILL BE GOOD GOVERN.
MENT.
What has been The Journals pro
gram7 Simply the application Of
GOOD BUSINESS PRINCIPLES IN
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THAT
9SERE DEMANDED BY THE PEo.
PLE.
The Journal has always demanded
a bright, clean, progressive business.
plke city government.
II II could not get II out Of one party
A. would seek to get It out Of some
other party or combination of parties
or voters
For five successive elections II help
ed put a citizens non.partlsan bust.
mss administration in power in the
salem city government
When that had served It's purpose
and ceased to meet the demands of
progress with big "P." THE JOUR.
NAL HELPED PUT IT OUT OF
POWER AND PUT THE oPPosI.
TON IN POWER IN PLACE or IT
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE DEMAND.
40 A CHANGE.
The Journal has fought. as part Of /
of its program for better public |
schools for higher grades. and In
spite Of opposition in high quarters
OF both parties, has won the day.
salem will have a high school. It
will be accomplished without going
into debt, and without increasing tax.
satlon. That 10 progressive govern.
gnent for the people. NoN.PRoeREs.
give GOVERNMENT IS FOR THE
POLITICIAN, THE FlNANcIER AND
THE RooDLER.
The journal fought for years for
nat salary reform and the abolition
OF the fee system and succeeded IN
the county government
Marion county is out OF debt and
has low taxes largely because each
officer collects fees and puts them in
the treasury. IN THE AGGREGATE
MORE THAN THE COUNTY OF.
FicERs DRAW SALARIES.
The Journal has sought to extend
this reform to our state government
The demand for this reform was $
forced into the platforms Of all the
parties, county and state. 5
Two years ago the dominant party h
spat upon this reform after endors. I
ing Il In It's platform and IT COST n
THEM THE eoVERNoRsHIP. a
The Journal fought the state school
land ring until the legislature was 4
compelled TO investigate and dis. =
closed a state OF rottenness and a -.
defalcaton ot over $4,000. %.
ny false stipulatlons and special "a
pleading the ease OF the state WAS
oarsained away TO protect mscality. q
But a check was placed on opera. n
ilens that might have cost the people /,
half a million. q,
Twice the Republican legislature
has failed TO enact the Flat Salary 81
law, Vet this reform would have eI
saved the taxpayers 100000 In the ot
Our years term now being served. Inc
The Journal viii continue It's de. ch
nand for a Flat Salary law until il n.
enacted, because Il is right and
'eea1se the people understand that II Nj
righteous proposition AS
some will say what egotism, The
onrnaI is souu lIng us own horn a,
Neli what OF that1 THE PROGRAM er
S a GOOD ONE. Oregon needs more rl
: IT, I, needs to be extended to
very city and svess county and
very school district Let an the Ca.
r'e's blow their trumpsts m.
II there We're more newspapers r,.
AN PROGRAM there would he b.,
lore COCO GOVERNMENT. Lei Nh
an blow our own horus. genuemep on
BAD GOVERNMENT ROSS rAg ~
EoPLE AND ENRlcHgs THE oF. ,,r
lclAL GRAFrERs. lm.
Whsn a state once pays more than ~
900 q year human nature is 50 con. \
''s'sd that BY corrupt deals other ,ro
9'SssiNe politicians viii force the M,
Ae'ai to divide hls Income with them M.
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