Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-06
l. E. BEAN
ANNOUNCES
PLATFORM
Eugene Man Outlines
Planks Upon Which
He Will Make Race
for Governorship

Declaring for no-nsalaried
commission of business men to ad-
wise the governor in the conduct
of the states business, general re-
trenchment in state expenditures,
enactment Of an income tax and
elimination of useless commits
sions, L. e. Bean, speaker of the
house, has announced the plat
form upon which he will make his
race for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion Of the republican party.
His platform follows in full:
Retrenchment Held Necessary.
Il favor more efficient business
administration, for greater econ
omy in public expenditure, and for
a substantial reduction Of taxes.
am against any form OF invisible
government and the people will
find me a positive governor, un-
equivocably standing for economy
and retrenchment in public ex-
penditures.
Following is my platform:
Id favor the repeal of all
laws creating all state commits
sions and the enactment in lieu
thereof, of q statute authorizing
the appointment by the governor
OF a non-salaried cabinet of bust
ness men, seven in number, to be
confirmed by the senate, and to
work in an advisory capacity. To
this cabinet would be entrusted
the duties and powers now inn
posed by law upon all such COM
missions, with full authority to
coordinate and bring together the
work of these several independent
departments under proper classi-
fication to eliminate all overlap
Ing Of authority, duplication of
effort and waste and extravaganza,
thereby definitely placing respon-
sibility for good or bad admins
tration Of state affairs. We have
too many commissions, inspectors,
supervisors and special agents
following one another at great
public expense In vain effort to
regulate, supervise and inspect ev-
cry private activity.
Income Tax Favored,
"2-I favor an income tax
which will reach those sources OF
wealth which now, to a large ex-
tent, escape taxation under the
direct property tax. The money
so received to be applied directly
to the administration Of state af-
fairs. and lower, by the amount so
raised, the tax on real property
which Is now so heavily over
burdened, An income tax should
not be devised to raise more mon
ey; the state is, today, expending
too much money; the expense of
administering the government
affairs having been trebled with
In few years.
"3-All revenues from automo-
biles and gasoline taxes, less ad-
ministration costs, should be ap-
piled first. to payment of Interest
on bonds: second, to sinking
funds; third, to maintenance of
roads. All road bonds now issued
or authorized should be classified
as to security value for refunding
and redemption purposes. Excess
revenues should be used to match
government funds. Market roads
shold be encouraged. We should
not authorize additional construc-
tion bonds which cannot be taken
care of-interest, principal and
maintenance-without Increase OF
present motor vehicle and gasoline
taxes. | am opposed to any fur
ther Increase in automobile or gas
oline taxes.
Tax Free Securities Opposed.
Al am opposed to the further
issuance Of any bonds for any pur-
pose until the public has full
knowledge of our standing obliga-
tions and the means of meeting
them. | am unalterably opposed
to the issuance OF tax free securi-
ties for any purpose whatever.
81 am in favor of carefully
scrutinized department of educa-
tlonal budgets, preceding alloca-
tions Of definite sums Of money to
be followed by strict supervision
OF expenditures. The maintenance
OF adequate facilities to educate
young men and young women Of
Oregon is one of vital Importance,
but the expense Of these educa-
tional facilities should not consti-
tute nearly one-half of the expense
of government. Business principle
should govern educational outlays
az in other branches of state ad-
ministration.