Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-30
WITHYCoMBE AND THE O. A. C.

Responsible High ask if possible that
oregon for the past twelve % possible that a this G ame ScnSSed SSSfd ur
multiplied Positions been cd with @ Democrats by
Democratic governor reward
Journal think that these conditions do not exist II ask the taxpayer
the Journals ignorance political conditions
& dgsaig can be offered for the rSp"tg Of the a published in the Med
Gaoacc Of nationwide practice it is deliberate attempt msPesent
S SG 5 BS @ has dso %aS Al nf og of graft F so, our % S m 'q 3
expense graft but Every student
will bitterly resent this malicious accusation against the college the Junior
cqs which responsible for the beautiful publication has been grossly
The only ea:o% for this oa + to dGt Dr. wlyomD whom the
which any man would be proud
The Capital journal cannot in Justice to alt concerned do @ than apologize
Oregon Agricultural College the junior class Of that institution Salem
Above are reprinted the salient points of all editorial
which appeared in yesterday mornings Statesman Ra-
ther queery it deals with two distinct matters reat
ing to high taxes which called out by editorial in
the paper recently in which certain unnamed off
cias charged with the responsibility therefor and
the other has reference to the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege and Dr. Withycombes connection Herewith.
AS to the cause of high state taxes the responsibility
is easily fixed and no juggling of facts and figures can
shift that responsibility. All state money is appropriated
by the legislature and all the many commissions ornamen-
tai otherwise created by that body The COVER
nor any other official has not the power to do any
thing of this nature, and at most may only recommend
such action to the legislature Governors Chamberlain and
west nave SaVeu taxpayers III past JWeNe years
many hundreds of thousands of dollars by vetong ap-
preparations and killing bills creating officials and
commissions They would have saved as much more had
not many of their vetoes been overrdden by wohrds
vote of the members of the legislature.
That fixes the responsibility for high taxes an explain
alton so obvious that its further discussion would be
less and profitess
AS to the second proposition 1t is altogether too bad
to mix the Oregon Agricultural College up in political
discussion in the attempt to gain votes for party cam
didate 1t is simply an appeal to class prejudice by q
newspaper editor who undertakes the intelligence of the
farmers of the state. Like good many other town or
city residents he magnes that the farmers are an gnor
ant narowmnded class of people, whose preiudices may
be aroused by simply telling them that farm school has
been attacked without giving them any real reason for
sentiment But the editor of the Statesman is as badly
fooled in thus Understanding the intelligence of the
farmers he was when he tried to put the road bond is
and other jobs of that character over ON them AS
matter OF fact the farmers better read and more
thoroughly posted on public questions than the residents
of the city, That is why the farmer boy takes the front
rank in business and public affairs when he moves into
town. he has been raised in an environment of intelligent
discussion and wide reading of newspapers and perodi
calls in the family circle at home
You can't fool the farmer of this day and age--you
have got to show him with facts and figures That why
the Capital Journal would quickly crtcise the manage
ment of the agricultural college that of any other in
stltution If it isn't run MS it should be- the farmer who
contributes his taxes toward its support wants to know IT,
He does not regard the sacred fetch which must
never be mentioned except in terms of aduaton II is an
insult to his intelligence to suggest such thing as the
morning paper does II is valuable institution doing n
good work. that is admitted but no farmer is ready to
give its management free rein to spend money ON imma
tera things or in show useless advertising II is not