Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-19
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oREGoNIAN Saturday morning story from Salem con-
Ncemng the Widows pension law which County Judge Buey
\ quoted as follows
not put pension operation in this
county intend unless compelled courts"
said County Judge Bushey, of Marion county, today
we do not believe the results the would satisfactory
under the old through which taking the the
county court opposition the
fair distinctions between who have children and those without them
Another that the giving provided the would
opinion and children who could something for
themselves virtually to become helpless in that line.
FOr instance under the old poor law recently provided for half
dozen fames their immediate
of them found employment and became self sustaining Under the Widows
pension law the families would have become pensioners with incentive
do anything for themselves
81 believe least 500 persons application
the Our investigations proved that Of them had and
others farms mismanaged
and yielded nothing but not the duty Of the county take
who property"
may be that County Bucy estimate of the that
it not good law may have tho effect OF making some people neglect to
effort themselves may the county Judge
get
something with which we have nothing to do and begging the Judges par
saying something nothing
the notable example the before him he takes the position that
Of the opinion that both Of them badly mistaken with regard to
what is expected of them.
page of general passed by Legislature
the 1913 session the widows law found and it reads fol
Section Every age
years Oregon
institution by Of physical disease wholly unable
work and whose support and the support whose children dependent
wholly partly shall provided
for in this act for the support of herself her child children
Section Subject to subsequent provisions of this act
provided section herself wholly
pendent her labor for support shall from the public Of tho
county which her children dollars per
month for child and If she have than residing with her
dollars and fifty month for each additional child
Section Subject TO subsequent Provisions Of this
provided section who herself children partly
pendent upon her for support shall receive from tho public moneys Of the
which she and her child reside
month added her other from her la.
bor shall be equal to the which IL sub
ject to the provisions Of section 2 Of this act
Then tho law among other things says county Judge shall direct
monthly warrants be drawn therefor when the applicant found come
under the provisions of tho law NSl
with due to Judge Bushey submit that the law plain and
whether he thinks good bad has nothing do with his duty
forcing IT, II his position is correct might simplify matters much in
hwdcned state for tcn the county all Others could
such laws they did not like provided governor would lot them
would permit Judges county others provide
with decent code-Gccording to their views
II would do with legislatures tho useless expense thereof
the judges permitted to sort out think should be
forced and ditch the others II might be bad thing fact strikes
bcng something be desired but unfortunately cannot win not be
permitted by tho laws themselves