East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-10-30
MAKE 1T UNANIMOUS

r>OUR years ago when Walter Pierce candidate fo
r. governor against Governor Withycombe the East Orego
nan took only passing interest in that contest Times
prosperous then and the tax burden was not severely
Furthermore Mr. Wthycombe had been good war governor
and there merit in the contention he should be given
another term
But conditions are very different The weight of taxa
than oppressive 1t is well nigh runous to farmers
and has slowed down business with This is an
cutura state and cannot be prosperous we make the
farmer half his net income or more IN taxes When ne does
m a ne mas no buying Wnen Ee we the heR ne farmer
To this this point seems very clear and it also
clear that present tax system works monumental in
justice the farmer and the home owner They pay the
taxes Oregon while who able to
in fees from $4,000 to 900 and they MOI
taxes Yet this newspaper knows Of one good republican farm
in Umaa county who rented his ranch Tor $4,000 this
and had to pay $250o in taxes this year
This situation is not right and it be corrected and must be
the fact he has constructive program and it is both specific
and practical His opponents say he visionary but that is u
Most of his suggestions in operation in other states
and they work satisfactorily
The 0cot forces on the other hand offer no solution for the
trouble say that solution They
conducting campaign of negonand devote their time to de-
thunder and raced with him along the path equal
iaaon But they have not done that and when we seek rea
Portland by who openly tax equalization for selfish
Some anPece workers him of demagogy but their
appeals demagog Their clasas to the school loan
he secured 1903 based demagogy pure undeled
They gone farther and induged plain
anderous attempt to hurt his reputation The Oregonans dis
poatons based on desire to misead people not to inform
them The claim made that such tax would produce less
easily double for what such will produce
until the percentage of the taXs fixed has
the amount but has shown the obvious advantages
reducing the tax load farmers and home In Cal
ifonia all state paid out of such and from
fees collected We part of that California here the
East Oregonian has shown and should score
There be why portions of the should
be adverse Mr. Pierce but it hard Umata cou-
y and other agricultural counties should not vote for him
lmouSly. Ih
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There ranchers all Grant county carry their
rank Pendeton and Pilot Rock This their nat
Hral trading and they They
shut out during most of the and forced to flour
from Pendeton by of the parcels They
beans out there by the carload but few do because
charges the roads prohbve We should
that south road built and should rom
the state highway commission anyone else
ing for excuses; want action.
Senator McNay and Governor Oco are about the last
who should talk about the ev in having democrat as
ernor Both these their political prominence to
Governor West democrat Mr. West Oott secre
tay of state and named Senator McNa justice the Ore
gon supreme court Have they of gratitude? vi
The frost makes the brown leaves tumble fast and we need
big rain to wash them but it only reason we de-
sire moisture.