The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-09-19
THE ARGH-PALANERER

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The Arch Palaverer Of Oregon is the
Oregon Journal. of Portland. One Of
ten mas to wonder on Just what toun-
dation or principles the Oregon Journal
bases its editorial predictions. In
fact. it is often difficult for the reader
Of an investigate mind to tell whittier
is the trend of these predictions. In
short. the Oregon journal is often so
hermaphrodltic scientists, GRAMMAR
ans or the Portland Spectator may
take us TO task for use of this word,
but somehow il came To our mind and
seems to just tit our meaning that it
is easily possible for it to jump either
way.
When occasion arises the Oregon
Jounal can make the finest asset you
ever saw of fence-straddling.
But the Oregon Journal, while its
policy, seemingly, in most instances is
to t0ot loud horn on the bandwagon
of the hoi polloi, steers steadfast
course in its support of the proposed
bill that will provide against publica-
tion in newspapers of delinquent taxes.
The papers publisher. {. S. Jackson,
who. according to intimati1ns that
have come to our ears, has been a pro
p0nent of single tax, daddied the lniti-
atve petition for the bill to abolish de-
linquent tax publications. He financed
them. we suppose. The journal has
not yet said anything to show strad-
ding of the fence on this initiative
bill. We wouldn't be surprised, how
ever, to see the paper do something
like this Honest, We wouldn't t. The
journal has way of doing things like
that.
G. S. Jackson and the journal have
been accumulating quite bit of spon-
dulix and they have been taking them
selves quite seriously as high mucka-
mucks. Some of US little two-byfour
weeklies of the state, however, were
not able to stomach some of the Jour
nal's palaver, and we said SO. Ye
Gods, that made Mr.. Jackson mad, and
he's pretty sharp. Those who have
stepped on his toes, have found out
that he usually figures out pretty
effective me-back. And SO the Ore
gon Journal figured up scheme where
by it might fawn on the great tax pay
ing public and at the same time stick a
pin in the country week lies, and thus
was born the bill to abolish publication
Of delinquent taxes. And we weekly
preventing Sam Jack son and his big
paper, issued every evening and every
Mr.. jackson was shrewd enough to
know that the public will take kindly
to anything that has the least appear
ance of making it easier for the tax
payer. Still the Oregon Journals S gen
eral record with the Oregon public is
something that we have to bank on
and we shouldn't worry too much.
As a matter of business and economy,
we believe all who have made study
Of delinquent publication will advance
the opinion that it is wise measure.
A law, unless a penalty is attached, is
worthless. The fact that his neighbors
will be apprised of his delinquency, if
he does mt pay, causes many to dig up
the tax monies.
Publication Of delinquency is last
resort under the provisions of a law
now in force. When the delinquent
property owner fails, after he has re-
ceived due notice through the United
States mails, then, and only then, un-
der the law as now in existence, publ
cation is made of his delinquency.
1t wouldn't be so bad if the Oregon
Journal with an honesty of purpose
were espousiug this proposed new law,
but Oregon weeklies resent its at
tempts at vili6cation. The Oregon
journal, just because it can, howls
nearly every day about graft, graft,
graft, and how the country weeklies
and dailies have robbed the poor down.
trodden taxpayer. Thus it gets the
ear of the discontented and the ideal
lstic. That's habit it has.
But, so far as our observation ha.
gone, we have never seen a country
weekly get more than reasonabl,
quid pro quo for the service of publish
ing delinquent taxes. We have heart
of dishonesty among some newspape
men, and no doubt some has existed
but the journal would make YOU be
lieve that all country weekly newspa
per men are in this class. We believ,
the people of the respective communi
ties of this state, who know thei
newspaper men best and who know
them to be hardworking, honest citi
zens, are going to resent the slurs an,
ilnuendos of the palavering Orego
journal. And should you not conside
another point? We will hate to see
5. Jackson and the Oregon Journal ge
the encouragement that a success fu
vote on the initiative bill might carr
to them. Q Lord, then deliver us fror
the freakisms and sophistries that the
may then try to force upon us.