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iríctnoch Demo tnt. J. M. SHEPHERD, E ditor . B a k e r C ity, M ay 2 7 , 1 8 7 4. THE BEDROCK DEMOCRAT a s th e L a r g e s t C ir c u la tio n o f a n y P a p e r P u b lis h e d in E a ste rn O regon . C irc u la tio n 1 ,0 5 0 cop ies. O F F IC IA L P A P E R For tne Counties of B a k e r and G r a n t. For Congress—GEORGE A. L A DOW. For Governor-^-L. F. GROVER. For Secretary of State—S. F. CHADW ICK. For Treasurer—A . II. B R O W N . For State Printer—M AR T. V . BROW N. For Superintendent of Public Instruction: E. J. D A W N E . Prosecuting Attorney—W . B. L ASSW E LL . For State S enator-JO H N W . WISDOM. For Representatives ]• £ W H ^ O N .^ ' For Sheriff—JAM ES H . S H IN N . For County Clerk—L U TH E R B. ISON. For County Judge—D. B. SCOFIELD. For County Commissioners: D A V ID K E L L Y . W . FUQUA. For Treasurer--G. W . P A R K E R . , For Assessor—W M . H . H U LL. For Survey o r -J O H N B R A T T A IN . School Superintendent—W . F. P A Y T O N . For Coroner—D r . T. N . SNOW. Wasco County Democratic M e t. For Senator—J. K. ROE. For Representatives: S. G. THOMPSON, JA M E S BIRD. For S h eriff-E - SCHÜTZ. For County Clerk—A . W . FERGUSON, For Treasurer—H. M . B E A L L . For County Commissioners: ■ 3 . H . MOSIER, JOSEPH M AR TIN . For Assessor—II. S T A L E Y . For Surveyor-TIIO M AS SLUSHER. School Superintendent—J. M-. BENSON. For Coroner—DR. J. R. ROBBINS. P u b lic S p e a k in g . Mr. Campbell, Independent cand idate for Governor, was first intro duced and consumed an hour and a half in a very neat speech in which the onljr thing said was in opposi tion to party and party ties. He contended that the parties were dead, but admitted that it was necessary that there should be parties for the good of the country, but the peoples’ party is the great party and the Be publicans and Democrats united will be the opposing party. It was nec- . essary for him to make this showing to explain why he was here as a can didate. Mr. Campbell is rather a pleasant speaker, but, having no hopes of success, he had an uphill business in his talking. Gov. Grover was next introduced to the audience, and in a strong log ical speech done himself great credit, and convinced the people of Baker County that the affairs of State have been economically and fairly admin istered, as is shown by the records of the State and the reports of Com mittees of the Legislature who have examined the acts of the present ad ministration and found everything to be correct and proper—a portion ol these Committees were Bepubli- cans, and they even have to acknowl edge that the present Administration is honest and capable. Gov. Grover gave a clear and concise statement of all his official acts which were or have been called in question, and thoroughly convinced the people of Baker County that his Administra tion has been a faithful, honest and economical one. After Gov. Grover had closed Judge J. C. Tollman, Bepublican candidate for Governor, was intro duced to the audience, and in talk the like of which we never heard be fore told what he knew in a disjoint ed manner—jumping from one thing to another so often and in such an outlandish manner that the house was almost continually in an uproar of laughter. He acknowledges that he had run for office in Van Buren County, but, as we stated when we heard of his nomination, was always defeated—but that in Wappelio County he was once elected County Clerk by 9 majority. Mr. Tollman wants us to correct our statement iu relation to him for Pur old father’s sake, who is now iu Iowa, and is a friend of his, and because of the fact that we all threo belong to the same fraternity—that fraternity has noth ing to do with politics, and Mr. T oll man had no right and was doing wrong when he tried to drag the Ma sonic fraternity into politics, We still .say the people of Van Buren County would n.ot trust him in any public capacity. The Judge is illit erate, and all who have heard him speak during this canvass, if he used the same same language at other places that he did here, must be convinced of this fact, amd that he . would make a sorry message to a re spectable Legislature. . His speech was such a medley that it would be a natural curiosity and Barnntn would pay a big price for it. Mr. Tollman says that if Gov. Grover is not as good a lawyer as L. F. Mosh er he is not fit for Governor. As Mr. Tollman is not a lawyer, by bis own reasoning he is not fit for Gov ernor at all, and we think the people believe the same thing and will let him stay at home. He says the B e publican party is busted up and it was caused by Mitchell and Corbett. He does not defend the Bepublican party or its Administration. In fact, to talk his hour and a half, he had to talk so much at random that he for got what lie bad said and therefore contradicted liimself so often that he made himself ridiculous. Mr. Campbell again took the stand and made a closing speech of about fifteen minutes, but said very little of importance. Gov. Grover again took the stand and made a closing speech of ten minutes in which he refuted fully charges made against the present State Administration. The Govern or was often stopped in his remarks by the enthusiastic applause of the audience. The people are with Gov. Grover and will vote for him. His speech was gentlemanly and concise. B A K E R COUNTY. The election which takes place in this State on next Monday will set tle the political status of our State and counties therein for the next two years and may for all' time to come. It is therefore important that there be an honest expression of the political sentimentsof the peo pie made at the ballot box. There is no good Democrat who wishes that the State or his county should be placed under the rule of men who sustain Grant and bis corrupt Ad ministration. A vote given for any man on the Bepublican ticket is one vote in favor of Grautism. What Democrat wants to place himself on such a record? Personal feeling should be ignored in this contest.— We are not voting for men but for principles. We expect to vote for men at this election who, personally we do not like. They are good men and are the nominees of our party.— They are as well qualified for the position for which they are placed in nomination as are their opponents, and they can stand by and advocate the same principles that we do, and which we believe are for the best in terests of our country. Baker County lias been heretofore looked upon as one of the most reliable Democratic counties in the State, and she should not now stultify her good record. Let her elect every one of the candidates on the County Democratic ticket by at least 200 majority, and give the State ticket the same majority, aud the balance of the State will say we have done our duty nobly. "Every Democrat in the county has some friends on our ticket, and he wants them elect ed, and if lie expects other Demo crats to support his friends he must support the friends of other m en.- This is Democratic—this is right, and is what every good Democrat will do. Our future success depends upon the carrying out of this princi ple. A man who bolts the ticket at this election cannot ask Democrats to support him for office on the Democratic ticket. If he should, unfortunately, be placed upon the ticket in the luture he may expect to receive the same treatment then that he metes out to others now. There will be every effort made to trade votes. There can be nothing gained by this and it is only done by the opposition to secure the election of one or two of their candidates.— Whenever a Democrat swaps a Dem ocrat for a Bepublican he is sure to get cheated. Let every Democrat vote for Democrats and none others. C o m p le te ly Sinelied. B a k e r C oim ty T ic k e t. We observe that the Portland Bulletin, since Jas. O'Meara’s return to the editorial tripod, has become perfectly reckless in its statements and assertions against the Democrat ic candidates, and is making itself famous as a fulminator of campaign lies. . As an illustration of this we refei|to one item in the general cata lo g o !. Several months ago O’Meara got into a personal newspaper con troversy with Mart. Y. Brown, the editor of the Albany Democrat and present Democratic candidate for State Printer, and having got the worst of it he attempted to “ play even” by concocting an anonymous letter purporting to have been writ ten by “ an Iowa Union man” to the effect that Mr. Brown was a Loyal Leaguer in Iowa during the nar.and exulted over the hanging of Mrs. Surratt. This grave charge was promptly met and refuted by Mr. Brown who published letters from distinguished persons in Iowa who asserted that he and his family were always pronounced Democrats. Mr. Brown also proved that he started for Oregon early in the spring of 1865, and was on the plains when Mrs. Surratt was hanged (on the 7th of July, 1865.) This completely silenced O’Meara’s guns for the time being, but since Mr. Brown’s nomi nation for State Printer the Ther- sites of the Bulletin has revived the lie of his own invention and is utter ing it with that recklessness for which he is famous. However he has at last met his Bicbmond in the person of Hon. Jas. H. Turner, of Pendleton, Umatilla county, who, although not supporting the Demo cratic ticket, yet comes maufully to the rescue of Mr. Brown, aud addres ses an open letter to him (brown) in which he states, in substance, that they crossed the plains together— were in the Bocky Mountains when Mrs. Surratt was executed, and that when the news of the atrocious trag edy reached them Mr. Brown joined with every one else in the train in / denouncing the foul murder of the. poor woman. He states further that he knew Mr. Brown was not a Loyal Leaguer, but was an open and pro nounced Democrat. Mr. Turner says that he does not support the Democratic ticket, but that, never theless a strict regard for truth and justice impels him to make this open refutation of the vile slander of the Bulletin against Mr. B r o w n . Truly, the Bulletin is driven to sore straits when it is compelled to resort to such wholesale fabrications to bolster up its sinking cause.—• This is the most complete boomer ang with which that paper has been met in the campaign and ought to teach its reckless editor that there is a point beyond which even charac terless liars cannot with safety go. The editor of the Pendleton Tri bune who used to reside in this County in speaking of our county ticket says “ the voters of Baker county will consult their best inter ests by supporting every man on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Yvilson is a bard working, honest miner liv ing in Eldorado. C. G. Chandler, we have known long and quite inti mately; and know him to be an hon est, practical farmer; well qualified to fill the position of Bepresentative. There is no danger that he will sell his vote, and thus disgrace himseif and his constituents. James H. Shinn has served as Sheriff for two terms, and it is generally conceded that his record is a good one, and that he has made a good officer. Luther B. Ison has discharged the duties of his office correctly and with great fidelity, during the last four years; he is a good man, a pub lic spirited citizen and a kind neigh bor. G. W. Parker is an honest, straight-forward man, and will, in the future, as in the past, properly and correctly account for all the public moneys which may come into his possession. W. F. Peyton, is a farmer; but we understand that he is a regular collegiate graduate, and hence is well qualified to fill the office of Sup’t of Commen Schools, if elected, maugre what may be said to the contrary by his enemies. J, W. Wisdom has long been a resident of Baker county, and has established a reputation for dealing of which any one might be proud. He will dis charge the duties of the position to which he aspires with credit to him self and honor to his constituents. It is asserted by disappointed office seekers aud sore heads that all old issues are dead; but this is false. The great question of Centralization or a retention of power iD the hands of the people;—a Protective Tariff as against a Tariff of Bevenue only; —a speedy resumption of specie pay ments, and a gold and silver instead of an irredeemable shinplaster and circulating medium, are vital ques tions, and affect every voter in the State, and must yet be settled by the Anu-rican people. When, there fore, you go to the polls to vote re member these facts; vote for the men who favor your principles, and who, if elected, will carry out meas ures embodying them; and our word for it yon will never regret such ac tion though you live to attain the age of three score years and ten or even fourscore. -----:---------------------------------------------- - F a l s e . —We bear that the report is being circulated in portions of the county that James H. Shinn, the Democratic candidate for Sheriff, had bogus tickets printed at +be last Presidential election with the Gree ley electors on and O’Connor’s name at the head of the ticket. This is a false statement. Mr. Shinn ordered no tickets for that election and had nothing to do with the ordering or printing of tickets with O’Connor’s name on. Those tickets were print ed for a man who lives in our valley who wanted to vote for the regular Democratic electors but did not want Greeley’s name on the ticket, and he had enough printed for himself and friends to vote. Mr. Shinn never did order or have printed at this of fice any bogus tickets either for the last Presidential election or for any other election since we have been in Baker County, or had anything to do with the D emocrat office. We know that, he is opposed to the prac tice, and will not have anything to do with anything of the kind. He believes that every citizen should vote his true sentiments, and is op posed to deceiving any man with bo gus or false tickets. He is a good man. a good citizen and lias made a good officer, and the people will see that he is elected to the office of Sheriff of Baker County on next Monday. People cannot injure him or do themselves any good by lying about him. This mode of election eering against a man is mean, low and contemptible, and should be re buked by all good citizens. -------------------------------------------------- . N ot T rue .—T he Boseburg Plain- dealer says it has been reported by those who were interested in the matter that Gen. Jo. Lane would support the so called Independent ticket. This is not true. He will support the straight Democratic btate ticket, and endorse the county ticket nominated at this place on the 2oth of April, and jointly ratified by the Bepublicans and Democrats. He knows them to be good, reliable and worthy men, and therefore deserving success. T h e t a x e s for this year have not been levied by the County Court, and therefore that the levy is 4 cents on the dollar this year is a He—kly story, and only gotten up to deceive the people by men who are now run ning for office on the Bepublican ticket, who did not know any better —still they ask the people to vote for them. The people know who told them the above lie and are aware for what office he is running, aud we would urge them to beware of hi na if he will misrepresent matters of fact in one instance he will do the same at all times when bethinks it will be to bis advantage to do so.— We want men in office whose word is as good as his bond. ------ B olters are not to be trusted, they will deceive you if they can on next Monday. They have no princi ples, but are now working for re venge and for pay. Look out for them and do not be led away from your duty to your country by them. They are not Democrats—and wish to place you in the same boat with B ogus T ickets .— Look out for Bo themselves. All men are known bv gus Tickets on the day of election.— the company they keep. ¡Some men who are working for some of the Bepuhiican candidates will de A ll G ood D emocrats will, on next ceive you if they can. Take their Monday, vote the Begular Democrat word for nothing, but look that your ic Ticket. A man who bolts now is ticket is right before you put it into not worthy the name of Democrat, the ballot box. and the party should not hereafter trust him. We, witn all other good M b . P ritchard , Bepublican cand Democrats, will not now or hereafter idate for Assessor, is being traded support a man for office who profess off by the Bepublicans on this side es to be a Democrat*, and at this elec of the mountains for their Sheriff.— tion bolts the ticket or any portion The say what is the difference if he of it. is defeated, he lives on the other Place o f ’Voting'. side of the mountains. Every voter is required by law to L et D emocrats go to the polls vote in his own Precinct. This is early aud see that no false voting is the law, and every man who tries to done. Let everybody that is entit vote out of his Precinct can be de led to vote, vote, but exclude all who barred from voting. Bemember are .not qualified. this is the law. - . ■ - ..................................................... . \ A F o rw a rd ^ M o v e m e n t fo r C o n g ress m an« The Portland News of a late date says: At no time has there been more than a possibility that Col. LaDow, DEALER on account of the resentment which it was feared his unavoidable absence JLP X I S3 ^ from tlie stump might provoke, ZEZn. G r o 1 d would be beaten. Happily, howev er, whatever of such doubts may have been suggested have been re moved. Beports that are reaching —ALSO— us from all parts of the State show that the Democratic strength is rallying solidly to the party nominee. The determination to eleetthe whole ticket has become settled. Hon. Ben Hayden has taken the stump Office— First door north Odd Fellow’s Hall and will speak at all important points [n49v2tfj in the Willamette and Umpqusi Val leys. His Salem speech is said to have produced great effect. The advertisements sudden forward movement in favor of LaDow is due in great part to the evasive and dishonest conduct on the ancy oods stump of Mr. Williams. _ The latter m illinery a n d AT T H E gentleman has utterly failed to meet a single requirement of one in his N E W STO RE, position. His speeches have lacked First door above the Express Office. dignity and sincerity. They have a d ie s F a n cy an d M illinery shown neither capacity nor honesty Goods in Store, and Latest ¡Styles receiv. in dealing with public questions ed by Express every Month, and for sale at We regret to say these things about most reasonable Prices. a man who has none of those quali D r e s s M a k in g ties which invite opposition. His evasions, to use a milder term than Done to Order, and at Short Notice by MRS. L . J. HUSTON. the facts will warrant, have done Baker City, April 1 8 ,1874.-n51m6 him an irreparrable injury. He be gan tlie canvass with a denunciation as strong as he was capable of mak ^ K E A E N E R S ' ing it of those whom he chose to FLU ID EXTBACT call swamp land grabbers, and has been proven by the most incontro- vertable evidence to have filed upon The only known remedy for 100.000 acres of swamp land himself. The predicament was bad enough; but he made it infinitely worse by repeated public denials that he had „And a positive remedy for applied for such lauds. The incon- GOUT, GRAVEL, STRICTURES, DIABE trovertable record evidence of the TES, DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DE fact, when it came, placed him in a B IL IT Y, DROPSY, posture that is positively pitiable for one in bis position. But there Non-retention or Inconvenience of Unine, was an accumulation of disasters in Irritation, Infiamation or Ulceration of the store for Mr. W’ illiams. He took BLADDER and KIDNEYS, occasion to denounce that which be SPERMATORRHOEA, called the Locks job of the last L eg islature. He was answered with an Leucorrhcea or Whites, Disease of the Pros trate Gland, Stone in ihe Bladder, accusation that he lobbied for the Colculus Gravel or Brickdust Deposites and measure. Here, again, he most un Mucus or Milky Discharges. accountably came out with a denial of tlie accusation, which he repeated K E A R N E Y ’S from time to time. His antagonist E x t r a c t E u c lu u allowed this to go on for some time, aud then read a letter fx-om the Pres Permanently Cures all Diseases ofthe ident of the Locks Company, d isclo Bladder, Kidneys and Dropsical sing Mr. Williams’ relation to the Swellings, Existing in Men, measure as that of a lobbyist to se cure its pasage. Here were two Women and Children, crushing exposin'»—exdosures which make it impossible for Mr. Williams NO MATTEB WHAT THE AGE! to retain the confidence of any Prof. Steele says: “ One bottle of Kearney’s considerable number of the people, Fluid Extract Euchu is worth more than all much less advance him therein. His other Buchus combined.” vacillation upon the question freight- Price, One Dollar per Bottle, or Six Bottles regulation by Congress; his shame for Five Dollars. ful evasion upon that vital subject, D ep ot, 10-4 D u a u e S t., N ew Y o r k . and bis want of opinions on the cur A Physician in attendance to answer cor rency question, were enough in respondence and give advice gratis. themselves to deprive him of a stand Send stamp-for Pamphlets, freo. ing among thinking men. These C r im e & B r ig h a m , things have had their effect upon Wholesale Agents, San Francisco, Cal. men of all parties. Considerations affecting general To The politics have awakened Democrats to the necessity of making Mr. W ill iams’ defeat overwhelming, not least OF BOTH SE X E S. among which is the possibility tb at No Charge far Advice and Consultation. the election of President may go to the Hoiue of Bepresentatives, in 1876, D r . J. B. D yott , graduate of Jefferson where Mr. Williams’ vote—each Medical College, Philadelphia, author of State counting one vote— might de several valuable works, can be consulted on cide the election. With a number all diseases of the Sexual or Urinary Organs, of candidates in the field, a failure (which he has made an especial study) eitbeer to throw a majority of the whole in male or female, no matter from what originating or how long standing. A vote in the Electoral College for a cause practice ol 80 \ ears enables lnm to treat dis particular one, is not improbable. eases with success. Cures guaranteed.— The more that Democrats reflect Charges reasonable. Those at a distance can upon this, the more resolute do they forward letter describing symptoms and en become in their hostility to the Bing closing stamp to prepay postage. Send for the Guide to Health. Price, 10c. candidate. They might beeome rec J. B. DYOTT, M. D., onciled to a man standing upon the Physician and Surgeon, l b * Duane St., N. Y. January 21, 1874-ly unrescinded Hippie resolution, to a man of mediocre abilities and of un certain convictions, but they can UNTotice. never consent to incur the risk of having the vote of Oregon east for \T © T IC E IS H E R E B Y G IV E N L Nl to all those whu are in arrears with the the Grant candidate for President Academy Company for tuition, to call on. in 1876. Mr. W . F. Mcorary, at the Post Office, and BROKER AND ASSAY ER GOLD AND SILVER BARS, EXCHANGE § GREENBACKS. HEW ! ” I I . L B U C H U ! BRIGHT'S DISEASE, Nenoiis aiil Delilitatei NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, Summons. for Baker County. Sarah F. Booth by, Plaintiff, vs. Reason R. Boothby, Defendant. To Reason R. Boothby abovenam ed fendant: T H E N A M E OF T H E S’F A T I you are hereby suinnn I and N Oregon, requiied to appear and answer com plaint of the Plaintiff, now hereii file against you in the above entitled on or before the first day of the next R lar Term ofth e above entitled Court t held in the Court House in Baker l " 1“ ; County, Oregon, commencing Monday, 5th day of October A . D. -Onh i( you fail to appear and answer P lam till will take a decree against yot the dissolution of the bands of matr ny existing between you and the Plan upon the grounds alleged in said < plaint to w it: cruel and Inhuman t: m ent, aud personal indignities to\ some ™ thereby rendering life bur Publication ofthis sum m ons is order be made for six consecutive weeks bv der of Hon. L. L. M cArthur, Judg^ of Court. ° n3u9 BAKER & LICHTENTHALER Att’y for Plain ti Administrator’s Notice, Estate o f D. J. Spencer, Deceased. o t ic e i s h e r e b y g i v e n ti the undersigned has been appoir Administrator ol the Estate of D. J. ¡si p ! ! U eiiDlsiid’ by orc)er, o f the Cou Corn t o t Baker County, Oregon, and £®5S, ° " S llHvm g claim s against said Es are hereby required to present, them, v the proper vouchers, within six moi trom the date of this notice, to the uii' Oregon -^ a^heur City, Baker Com N Dated this 26th o f M ay, 1874. J. W . D U G D A LE , T T, „ , Adm inistrate I. D. H a in e s , ^ tty for A d m ’r. n3 n settle their accounts, and save COST. Baker City, April 9, 1874. A. H . BROWN, n49n4 President. T H E B E D R O C K D EM O C R AT, The Old, Reliable and Well Established DEMOCBATIC PAPEB OF E a s t e r n O reg on , Can and will furnish more good reading matter and reliable Eocal and Foreign news-, than any other paper in Oregon, _ 50 F o r L ess M oney. C EN TS W i l l pay nor tne Bedrock D em o cra t lo r tlie Next Tliree M onths. Send along your Half dollars, or give your name to any of our agent», or to the County Central Committee man of the Precincts, or to any of the Democratic candidates and you will receive your paper. Everybody can and will take it. The price we charge only pays lor the white paper upon which the D emocrat is printed. Now is tlie Time to Subscribe. You are certain to get your paper and maga zines, and need have ub tears of either of them giving out or dying before the end of 1 Tne BEDROCK DEMOCRAT now has a larger paying subscription list than any other two papers published in EASTEBN OBEGON, and is constantly and rapidly increasing in circulation, and is the best Advertising Medium East of the Cascade Mountains, It is the Live, Peoples’ Paper— It is owned by no Ring or Clique----- and works for the inter ests of tne People, the Democratic Pastor, and of Eastern Oregoo.