The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-02-16

past Administration
for. Success.
Portland, Feb. 14.-Theg Tele
gram says Governor George e.
Chamberlain will probably not
make much of pereonal campaign
for reelection. He may, apdprob.
ably will, make asspeecha or two by /
ewayot placing himself before the
people, but in the main, so the gov
fefnor Says, his candidacy will rest
upon his official record aa Oregon's
:chief executive. :
eel thinkI. can win," said the !
governor, when asked. about the
outlook of Oregon politics from his
standpoint. Il have received ma
by letters from prominent republi,
cans from all over the state. SONS
[of whom supported me during the
last campaign, and some who did
not, expressing satisfaction with
my administration and: promising.
me their support against any other
man.
""This support is. promised on the,
ground that it isn'ta question of
politics, but the, faithful adminis..
tration of the affairs of state, in the
interest of taxpayers.
| 'What is the record on which
you re-going to ask for re- e-election?"
wac asked and Oregon's democrat
ic governor eat up and took notice.
State taxes will be lighter this
year than they have been for years,
as the people will know when they
come, to pay their taxes. Another
thing I think it is proper for me to
cay that when I was inaugura.ed
4 there was $3.50, 600 school fund
4 unloaned. Now there is about $780,.
q 600, making an increase in inter.
: est earning for the benefit Of the
4 children of the state of about $40,'
: 600 year.
! II have kept close watch on
appropriations and have made ar
Eeffort to keep all legislation thai
vitality interests the P ople of the
: state in conditions 50 that they
: could recall the referendum upor
+. it, if they 30 desired. /. have no
hesitated to veto bills when ther'
/ was a question as to the necessity
/ of the appropriation"
Then the governor talked abou
the legislature.
MANY of my recommendation
in mes 1ages to the legislature. hav.
been adopted, with the result tha
Ia good share of the burdens oftaxa
i tion. on real estate and persona
property have been removed and
!, have constantly made the effort t.
4 divorce the methods of raising rev
enue for state purposes from th
+, methods adopted for raising reven
nue. for county purposes.
"It isn't beyond the range G
probability" continued the COVER
por, that in the near future reveL
+ ues for state purposes will be rails
ed by inheritance taxation, taxa
tion of franchises, corporations an
other sources sufficient to admins
ter the affairs of state independen
of taxes raised by direct taxation
, for supporter the several COUNTIES.
And the governor talked abou
land affairs, a subject that come
+ close home here in Oregon.
81 have endeavored to straighte
out the tangle in which the publ
lands of the state had become il
+ volved.' he said, "and efforts alon
this line have been measurably sui
| cessful. Further than that, bas
lands for indemnity selection, whic
were selling for $3.50 an acre, al
now selling for Sc, and contrary
! the practice heretofore followed, Il
! certificates for indemnity selectio
| or deeds therefore are issued unit
| selections have been finally appro,
| ed by the general land departmer
I at Washington.
+ "This course absolutely override
! complications which have brougt
/ Esuch discredit on the stats in time
| past.
I "These things have been discus
| ed in The Telegram, before the lei
| Eislature and by the people, and al
! pretty generally understood. | q
| not claim entire credit for havir
/ worked out alone all these reform
| but l do claim credit for ha'
mo snooested them and for haYir