Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-29

Portland Journal waging bitter cam
pagn against the country editors Of
the state of Oregon, in advocating the
delinquent tax law amendment and a
new legal rate law. "IEconv-iy shouts
the Journal and its wealthy editor, and
of course to bring about a real era Of
economy, the voting public Is .~.,sy- 70
support the two bills bearing the ear
marks Of Samuel jackson.
Economy is a fine quality for the
state, as we'll as the individual, and
wero Mr.. Jackson's motives actuated
purely from the economy viewpoint, his
daily editorials might ring with sin
cerity.
| Look out for these laws. Editor
jackson has supported freak legislauon
before-most notably when the single
tax idea was smothered by the voters
of the state. The present. statutes
which Mr.. jackson would place on the
Oregon law books, would have no more
to do with an era Of economy through
out the state Of Oregon than would a
bill to cut down the price of shave.
The thinking voter will give both
measures a close analysis, and the
thinking voter of the state will come
to a conclusion on the worth Of the
measures about as follows:
Both measures should be vigorously
swatted by the voters, for the very
sane and simple reason that the pres
ent laws, passed by the Oregon state
legislature, are fulfilling their mission,
by protecting the public from the wiles
of the title grabber. Any law that is
protective and is of practical service
to the people of the state should be let
alone.
To be more specific the present dc.
linquent tax law provides for publica.
tion Of the delinquent list but ONLY
after a mail notice has been sent to
the delinquent and has failed to full
fill its mission. In other words the
publication is simply a precautionary
measure to inform the delinquent who
has changed his address, or who
through some reason fails to get his
mail notice, that his taxes are due and
payable. The effect Of such law cuts
out the chances for the title grabbel
who hangs around the tax collector 4
office from the moment the taxes be
come delinquent, in an effort to line uI
and pick up some so-called snap.
snap to the title grabber is the
picking up of your property or mine
for the taxes due plus penalty and in
terest. It's great business to follow
but just the same it is being done ii
every county in the state.
Jackson would cut out this publica,
tion from the present law. Any sane
voter can see the result. Let the pres
ent law stand the way it is, if you are
In favor of protecting the taxpayer.
The other bill is to cut down the
present rate for legal advertising. AL
the present time the law fixes the legsl
rate at s cents per line. The Portland
papers ask usually 81 to $1.5O per inch
for their commercial advertising, The
state law makes the rate about Al
cents per inch. The thinking .ewi
will decide for himself whether the
rate is exorbitant. The newspaper men
have right to live. They are doing
| a most meritorious work in boosting
bond sales and in fact, every line Of
war activity, and have won highest
praise from President Wilson for their
patriotic publicity work, which by the
way is all donated to Uncle Sam. The
thinking voter will concede that the
country newspaperman has right Il
exist. It is no time to throttle the
press of Oregon, or any other state.
Swat the Jackson measures Of