Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-08

Iready elected) MUST ENACT THE
FLAT SALARY LAW, reduce state
taxes. and extend indirect taxation tC
corporations not already taxed.
Let those VINO will sneer at this
proposition as mere newspaper pro
gram II they will. BUT TAXES ARE
| TOO HIGH.
But remember, small as this news
paper is, It lives by the support of the
people, not of pap" published not
at a metropolis, but at prosperous
hayseed capital in one of the COW
counties,) this demand is backed by
the people regardless of party.
They understand it to mean that
$4,000 less taxes will be required
each quadriennial term under Falt
Salary law than is now required.
100000 WILL REMAIN IN THE
POCKETS OF THE PEOPLE THAT
NOW GO INTO THE POCKETS OF
OFFICIALS. The facts to prove this
have been many times published,
have not been refuted and will be
published again ami again.
The time has come for an honest
responsibility in this matter.
II a Business Program is a good
thing in city, school district and coun.
ty affairs, It is just as good ana bet.
ter in state affairs.
IF THIS FLAT SALARY LAW
HAD BEEN ADOPTED TWO YEARS
AGO WE WOULD NOT HAVE AN
EIGHT MILL STATE TAX TO PAY
THIS YEAR.
A fiat salary bill that gives a gov.
ernor $4,000 a year; a secretary and
treasurer and judges of the supreme
court $4,000 year each; an attorney
general, superintendent of schools
and printing superintendent $4,000 a
year each, will provide Oregon with
competent officials. Such a bill, that
puts all fees perquisltes and emolu.
ments back in to the treasury, will
save the state $4,000 a year.
These salaries and even smaller
salaries give other states good service.
And they will ensure Oregon good Of
ficials and remove them from their
present equlvocal positions of receiv.
ing compensation in direct violation
OF the constitution.
THERE is NO MYSTERY OR
GENIUS ABOVE THE ABILITY OF
A GOOD BUSINESS MAN REoUIR.
ED IN FILLING ANY OF THESE
OFFICES.
Most state officials have been pro.
NOTED from county officials. WHERE
THEY SERVED THE PEOPLE FOR
MUCH LESS THAN THEY GET
FROM THE STATE. THERE is
NOT A STATE OFFICE THAT
CANNOT BE FILLED BY ANY MAN
WHO HAS SERVED IN THE coUN.
rY GOVERNMENTS OR JUDICIAL
DISTRICTS. NO ONE CAN DENY
THIS.
THEN WHY THIS TIMIDITY AND
rEMERiTY ABOUT PUTTING THEM
JPoN A FAIR SALARY? ARE THE
'ERVANTs GREATER THAN THE
aAsTERs2
The Journal could tell the reason
Why, but It is not necessary now and ,
would add nothing to the argument. :
WHICH is ALREADY UNANsWER.
AsLE.
Let there be no more lodging this I
ssue, The people have refused to a
mend the constitution to put the
tate Prlnter on a salary that way.
Senator Brownel says, don't pass a
lat Salary bill, but let the salaries I
e fixed by a constitutional eonven. O
on' 1t will take many years to get c
constitutional convention and an. Il
Tier four years would pass by. I,
The officials would get another o
100000, and the people would be out
mother 100000 unconstitutional G
moluments before a consHutional e.
invention could be held WHY b.
'AlT FOR AN UNCERTAINTY? il
THE ARGUMENT in Governor
lamberlains first biennial message ii
II fiat salary law enacted by the "a
sislature HAS NEVER BEEN AN. ia
NERgD, m
THE JOURNAL WILL NOW IN. If
ST UPON A PLAIN BUSINESS M
aoeRAM IN THIS MATTER. Let sa
her newspapers take It up and the N
"p'e cannot longer be uicked or a
ea'ed out cf this reform that has IN
en- promised them.
LET THE HONEST REFORM in
iwsPAPsRs USE THE PLAIN mn
'euMENrs AND The REMoRsE. nm
.ss LOGIC or FACTS AND the ~,
lslNEss PROGRAM or THE
oPLE WILL CARRY THE DAY AT an
lE COMING SESSION. W