Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-04
CANDIDATES GIVE
OPINIONS ON TAXES
As Many Suggestions As
Speakers, 0. A. c. Comes
In For Some JOIts

responded to the invitation OF Joseph
H. Albert, president of the Tax Pay
ers' league, to appear at the court
house last night and tell the people and
particularly members of the league
what they thought about reducing
taxes.
The general opinion was that taxes
should be reduced ahd that restraints
should be put on members of the leg
islature in the way of forming tax pay
ers league lobby, whose duty it should
be to closely examine every bill pre-
sented, and if bill is deserving and
right, to give it the leagues endorse
ment.
| Mrs. Alice H. Page, the only woman
candidate from Marion county, said
that she was not especially afraid of
any lobby, should she be elected. "
am not afraid to do what / think is
right" said Mrs. Page. "The legis-
lature should not be blamed for all the
increase in taxes during the past 10
years. While the state tax has increased
about one and one-haF times, county
taxes have increased almost 1--WE times
and school taxes three times" Mrs.
Page felt that, if elected, she would
soon be properly informed on the taxa
tion problem, and felt confident tina .
only the best of proposed bills woulu
receive her support,
Il. II. Belknap was not satisfied with
the way state business had been con
ducted "I shall discourage charity
and do what l can to limit the class
that is depending on the county. l am
opposed to the state educational insti-
tutions as it encourages dependency to
give boy or girl an education at the
expense of the state. Thirty-seven per
cent of all the taxes is for education y
Thomas Brown, a member of the last
legislature, thought that very little
could be done to reduce state expendi-
lures, as most of these expenses are
fixed. awe have had too much pater.
nalism in Oregon, and right now our
state is black spot in the union, from
a business standpoint" declared Mr.
Brown. "Capital has been driven out
of the state by our labor laws. That il
what is the trouble with Oregon.
fought the salary grab at the last ses
sion of the house. We need less pater
nalism and more ind1vldualism.
Charles F. Elgin asked to be excused
from making a speech, on account ot
. the latentss of the hour.
Seymour Jones was of the opinion
that ~ + single candida preseut
would ever introduce or prjpn,c q hi
, to reluce taxation. "We must per-
r down th1 county and city tlxcs,' rs
I cavAoI NJ, hoy Of IN -.
r single bill I would introduce, but
e will not introduce one that / will no
+ vote for and personally favor. The Ore
gon Agricultural college is getting iron
$360,000 to 100000 o year, and it i
a spending too much money. The institu
tion gets money in the name of the far
J., mers, and pays its professors from 49,
600 to $4,000 year, just to teach Z 10
/ of impractical stuff. / purpose to MS
my vote to keep down state taxes"
e w. Al Jones would not promise any
/. thing as he felt that he could do VIA
was right. He suggested that CON
/, mittee be appointed by the Tax Payers
league to study plans to reduce the va
I. rious commissions. II viii not vot
for another dollar for the support Of IN
4 departments Of the o. A. G. or HniVr1
sity Of Oregon, that are now suppGrte
by a millage tax. / will favor y bi
towards fighting the fruit petss. bov
been a tax payer in Marion county sine
l I become Of age, and my interests ar
u those of the taxpayers"
Ivan G. Martin thought that no on
It acting alone, could accomplish mucl
t. "What we need. is men honestly striy
Il ing to represent the people. For ny
t self, if elected, ] would endeavor {
2. honestly represent the people. / am j
e favor of rural credi.-, There are man
d of the expenses of the legislature this
j. could be cut out. do not believe tbs
IS every man in the Legislature shoul
have a private stenographer at the q,
l. pense of the state. Many school di
It tricts vote millage tax, even whe
e they do not need the money. A stat
IS budget system would be an improv
d ment."
e H. F. McInturff thought that Oregc
was trying, in the way of state commi
e sions, state boards, ana such, TO tray
It in the same class as states that hay
II several times the population. II belie'
t that taxation as q source of revenJ
% for state government, is a failure.
e, order for the state to meet its expense
< without throwing the burden on the ia
payers, it must 60 into business. n
flax industry for state profit woul
10 be a step in the right direction. Tn
would ultimately do much in reducin
. state taxes"
Before the candidates we're give
their turn, Judge p. II. darcy, judi
Bushey and Senator A. NJ LaFollett
told Of their attending the state Ia
payers convention in Portland recen
ly The delegates at that conventio
were unanimous that the tax paye
] should have a lobby at the next legi
lature to carefully examine into ever
> bill introduced, to condemn the bad Oh
and TO endorse the good.
Killed Husband, Shot