The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-24
LEAGUE FIRE
QUESTIONS At CANDIDATES

At the meeting Of the Taxpayers
League at Pendleton, Saturday COM
mittee submitted a QUESTIONABLE to
be submitted to candidates for office
in the coming campaign, for approval
Of the members Of the league mern-
bers, attending the meeting.
The QUESTIONABLE as submitted Dy
the league committe embraces the
following: Question /. The Umatil-
la county taxpayers league stands
for a general revision downward OF
all state, county and municipal taxes
TO the lightcst possible load Of taxa
ton upon the people consistent with
sane, economical and efficient govern
ment. Can you subscribe to this gen.
eral declaration Of purpose?
Question 2. Favors an equal and
lust taxation upon all classes Of pro-
perty, and that all future bond
issues be made tax bearing.
Question 8. What do you favor and
propose in regard to useless officers
and employees eating up taxpayers
money? -.
Question a. What is your position
on bureaucratic and delegated author.
ity for law enforcement by special
agents, demonstrators and other en-
ployes?
Question 5. How do you stand up
on the question Of Implications of SER
vice and additional appropriations in
our educational institutions, outside
Of present millage tax laws?
Question 6. What is your pledge
against the employment of an army
Of extravagant clerks at the legisla:
tive sessions?
Question z. Will you pledge your
best 'endeavors to cut the next legls-
lative budget of ten per cent less thar
the previous year, instead of six pei
cent greater?
Question 8. What Of six per cent
| limitation law. and do you favor re.
ducing taxation or increasing source:
| Of revenue by new forms Of taxation
Question 9. Do you favor state
income tax?
Question 10. We recommend $193,
600, exclusive of millage $104,O54
for fair purposes be discontinued TO,
4 period of five years, and also fur
ther buildings for fair purposes b.
discontinued except the maintenance
of the central state fair. What il
4 your position in this matter?
Question IL. We favor discontinu
/ ing SITE, 900 for live stock associa
. tion. 475.000 to tourist bureau, an
S25 900 to tourist information bureau
How do you feel about it?
Question 12. Would you cut ou
/ $4,000 benefit to commercial fisher
men?
i, Question 13. The bureau of mine
expends $4,000 and the livestoc
sanitary board $4,000 more. Woul
r you cut 'em out?
r Question IA. Expenses under hea
: of protection to persons and propert.
total $916.893. an increase of $496
Z O18 over the two previous year
What would you do about it?
II Question Is. Could not the Indus
trial accident commission. DRAWN
$179O93 be made self sustaining?
Question 16. How do Won stand o
: the position of abolishing the Orego
national guard, costing $2aH.700, as
separate institution and conflnin
!. military training within the state
/. county and state schools?
3 Question II. Would you favor col
solidating all branches Of health d.
partment under one head and cuttin
e appropriations for same so per cent
: Question IS. Would you oppos
s special sessions of the legislature
t Question 10. We believe that ii
n total legislature budget for 1921-19s
n amounting to $7,260,890 can be CT
$4,000 900. Do you?