Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-10
Swat the Freaks

Every general election is prolific freak bills submitted
by crans mend the constitution to suit their idosyncrases
or by parties regulate the state and the people
thereof according their DESIRES and the coming election
is exception There seven proposed CONSTITUTIONS
amendments and two initiative bills.
Two modes taxing incomes proposed one by those
who will punge up the tax who seek to make it as
light possible, fathered by the taxpayers league
might be styled the income evaders eagueand the
other by the State Grange The latter is rank class egs
ton inasmuch it plays favortes, is inequabe full OF
exemptions and deductions for certain privileged property
Neither bill fills the need and the matter should be left to
the legislature.
Another amendment the constitution is offered in the
selfish sectional interests Of dozen ginetters on the
Willamette river most Of whom have records notorious
poachers The however affects all Oregon streams
and is designed to give the gnetters union monopoly of
fishing out of business the upper Columbia cannees and
demoraize propagation operations by forcing repantng
within 20 miles of the mouth of the stream This bill is
class legislation aimed to cripple of the few great
established industries of Oregon, salmon canning.
Another Oregon City freak bill is that of the crank who
always up election time with bill to lower interest
charges At the last election he demanded legal limit of
per cent he is willing to pay cent, and even
per cent annual contract He does not to
pehend that the law Of supply and demand regulates interest
charges and that successful Of beating by making
loan his money compusorily has ever been devised
Our old friend the single amendment makes its steenh
appearance and proposes place the entire burden of
taxation land to its full rental value which virtually is
now it will its defeat amidst many dry eyes
Provocative of bitterness and strife than all other
freak is the compulsory school law wished upon
Oregon by the council of the Scottish Rite Masons
aided and abetted by the Ku Kux Kan other secret
societies, for the purpose of closing church and prvae
schools and dpvng Of the right of educating the
children at their expense Under this BILL all children
between the ages of and B attend public school the
entire school year which to provide facilities would
necessate heavy increase in taxation already burdensome
and confiscate investments in private schools.
Another bill authorizes the voters Of Portland to levy tax
sufficient to raise 30000 for the proposed 1926 Portland
exposition This is public confession that such
authorization exists that the election held last fall in Port
land illegal and bonds voted worthless and the effort
merely bluff to induce the state legislature appropriated
for the exposition at the deceived state axpayers
expense.
Two other referred to the people by the
legislature to permit Benton and Linn counties levy direct
taxes TO redeem outstanding warrant indebtedness.
If every the ballot defeated, the public
would be better off, None of them necessary o
them obnoxious and few of them demorazng sumptuary
and confiscatory