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MART. V. BROWN, EDITOR. Friday, i - i - - May 4, IS7S. THE OFFICIAL PAPER FOR GEE&OS Oa aeecsnt f the crowded state of ear columns the Slate and Connty Tlrkrts arc Utl out of th! tae. C:iSEH TEXT CF THE GAMPAIGH. Betas a minister of the Gospel, as well as a teacher, I have made It a matter of eon sclent ta keen aloof from all political en tanglements, and although the o 111 re to which I have been nominated Is not strlctl y a political one, yet It can only be reached through tae "mtuldy pool of polities. JUv. Jos. Etaery't Utter dclir.;ng Democratic nomi nation for State Supt fiiMic Instruction. AXOTELE 1D CBABSISG ATTORXET, Bow Judge H. Barter, of Yamhill, Be- Iraadeel a Poor Blind Ban ant of Ills Land. It frequently occurs that after the election of au officer it is found tbat lie possesses qualities that render him very unfit to fill the office to which he has been chosen. The experience which the jieople have had in this respect should render them very careful in ex amining the past life of the candidates presented to them, so that they may avoid electing such mt-n as have already proved by their acts that they are unfit to fill positions of honor and trust. While we do not believe in raking up every little petty detail of the candi date's private career, we nevertheless consider it our duty to expose such acts, as they may come to our knowledge, as would demonstrate his unfitness for the position to which his party has seen fit to nominate him. "We are reliably informed of certain matters relating to the past career of Mr. H. Hurley, of Yamhill, the Repub lican candidate for Prosecuting Attor ney, which we submit to the considera tion of the voters of this District. There has been of late a certain class of attorneys who, not finding their legitimate business sufficiently remune rative to satisfy their sordid ambition, have resorted to the practice of search ing the county records for the purpose of finding defects in the title to lands, and going to parties who had some tech nical legal rights, have induced these parties to give them, for a small consid eration, a quit-claim deed for their in terest, and have then commenced suit on the bona fide owners and holders of suet lands, for the purpeso either of levying blackmail or of dispossessing them of their fairly acquired property. About thirty years ago one J. H. Hess secured Tor himself and wife a section of land in Chehalem "Valley, in Yamhill county. Same years subse quently Hess and his wife separated. Daring this separation, and while both parties still lived, Mrs. Hess sold her land for its full value to one James Lee, a poor eld blind man. But the deed conveying this land was not signed by Hess, nor did it occur at the time to either granter or grantee that the signa tare of Hess wa3 necessary to make a good conveyance. After this Hess died, and it became impossible to remedy the defect, had it been detected, which de tection wa.s rendered more than ordi narily improbable by Lee's blindness. But his blindness did-not protect Lim from a man who, in searching the rec ords, discovered tbe fatal flaw in Lee's title. Mr. H. Hurley, the Republican nominee for Prosecuting Attorney of this District, was the man who made this discovery. Mrs. Hess was at this time living in Portland, in great pov erty, a wemaa of but feeble intellect and of no business qualifications. Hur ley induced a Mr. Large to go to Port land and secure a deed from her to the land ia question. Mrs. Hess, pressed by poverty, and not knowing much abmt land titles, sold her interest to Large for $100, the property being worth 3,000. Large then entered suit to re cover the land, Hurley acting a3 liis at torney, and obtaining judgment in his favor ; after which he deeded Hurley half of the land for the nominal consid eration of 50, or exactly La!f of the am paid by Large to the poor widow. Larue's wife, however, refused to sign the deed, declaring tbat &he knew the whole proceeding to be a s smile. Large and Hurley are tu-iiay ia pos session of the proerty which they ac quired by these means. The deeds and other .iir-rs relating to this affair are masters of record at Lafayette, the county s-eat of Yamhill. We ask whether a man who will ac quire from a oor blind maa p.rtd an in iigent widow a property worth $1,500 for the jmltvy sum of 50, in this dis reputable manner, is lit to hold any of fice whatsoever in the gift of the people's LAXE CealSTT. While at Eugene last Friday we had the pleasure of meeting Senator Coch ran, Judge Thompson, Col. Fitch, Judge "Walton, and many ether representative eitizeas of Lane, and were much pleased to hear them unanimously express the opinion ha t the Democracy would carry Lane county by a handsome majority. They Lave a remarkably strong county ticket, which, together with the supe rior intelligence of the State ticket, thoroughly unites the Democracy oi that county and insures a grand victory for the whole ticket in June. BOTH, FEisairs The Orejviuan says "political skilled labor" carried the Multnomah Primaries for Mitchell. Wasn't it a small dab of Central Pacific money, too, Brp- !lfoit1 TE.3 EAtlTSt OF SI.tlE I iiiTL'iG. , Last week's Statammx and Onjonian contain charges against the Democratic candidate for State Printer which re quire some attention. A large proces sion of figures are paraded, ia which attempts are ntado to show fraudulent measurement on the part of Mr. Nolt ner as expert in the matter cf State Printing. This table ia. evidently predicated upon tho erroneous supposi tion, that the State Printer is only en titled to composition under the Jaw of 1874, which waa passed after his induction into office. For tho benefit of those who might be misled by this ingenious style of campaign l g:c, we herewith quote the Constitution on the subject of the office of State Printer : ARTICLE XII. state cmrsnica. 1. There shall be elected by the qualified tieeUirs of tha state, at the times aud places of ehoosin j members the legislative assembly, a slate printer. ho shall hold his idlice for the terra of four years. He shall per form all the mib:ic printing for the state, which may be provided by law. The ratea to be paid to him for mch pria'.-ing shall be fixed by law, and f hall neither be nrrc-Tro nor diminished during the term for which he ehaU hare been elected. He shad fcive such security for the performance of Ms duties as tbe legislative assembly may provide. Here it will be seen that the meas urement and rates can only be comput ed under the old law, and that tho new law can in no way affect his fees. It is always the rule of law that no act can be passed affecting existing contracts, and a public officer should have the svme protection uuder the law as a pri vate citizen. Hence Mr. Noltner could have done nothing more nor less than to obey the Constitution and allow the rates of composition existing at the time the present State Printer went into office. The work was done well and careful ly, was performed in all its details with accuracy and dispatch, the most compe tent and expert mechanics were employ ed and the very best of material was used in the execution of the work, and not one word of fault had been found anywhere against Mr. Noltner's meas urement until his political friends saw fit to present his name for that office. Then as one of the devices of the cam paign his political enemies and espe cially those who expect to profit by his defeat raise this flimsy question upon him and undertake to make him a party to an imaginary fraud through the grossest misrepresentation. But as most of our readers are whol ly unfamiliar with this matter of the j State Printing, and that they may have a closer insight into it, and a fairer un- j derstanding of how the office has been . 1 conducted under different managments and different political parties, we here with submit the repoi t of Mr. U. E, Hicks, one of the most efficient, careful and painstaking printing experts that the Legislature ever appointed. In the Legislature of 1872 a Joint Committee to investigate the Public Printing was appointed, and that Com mitted selected U. E. Hicks as expert who, after a somewhat protracted search into the official records on the subject of the State Printing, submitted the following Report : "A. Sai.F.M, Orcow. October 15, 172. TTon. R. R. Strahan, Chairman Joint Com mittee on Printing : Sir : According to request, I herewith sub mit my olservAtions cf th work executed by :tte Printers for the State oi Orepon, com mpnc"ne: with Henry 1- Pittoelr, In li4. and including oil up to present date. I have only examined copies of the lows and Journals of each session, as eupics of other work can not now be had : Journal of Senate Proceedings, 1P64-H. Pittock, Printer. ! Pamphlet form; paperbacks or covers; 192 paj?es of Journal; tm paces special laws: 16 pasres memorials and resolutions ; and 8 pn-res imiex :tvpe used, tmall pica, or lone printer solid ; s'yle of work, rrdinary: paper used, common newspaperi press-work, interior; pa per for covers, very poor quality. Journal of House Proceedinss, with Appen dix eot.talnlnsr Governor's Message and accom panying I.cumenu, 1SSI 11. L. Pittock, P.ln ter: Type used foi journal, small pica, or long primer, fair face, solid ; lyp used lornppendix, minion, ponr and o'd; quality of pap-r, v-ry common new spa per ; style ol woik, ordinary; press-work, ordinary! paper for covers, Hoar quality ;531 paes in pamphlet. Senate Journal. 1888 -H. L. Pittock, Printer: Pamphlet form ; ISO paffes with index ; type used, long primer for journal, small pica for special laws, nonpareil for ind-x, all solid; style of work, quite fair; pnper used, ordinary newspaper: press-worle, fair Out not extra; pa pr for covers, light but fair qual ty. House Journal, 18S8 H. L. Pittock, Printer: Pamphlet form, containing Journal with Governor's Mpssaie and accompanying Docu ments; printed in same, style, same kind of type useu, ana same quality oi paper as aoove. Hussion Tjtws, Joint Resolutions, Ac., 180o W. A. 4ePherson, Slate Printer : Stele of work, quite fair: type used, small pica leaded, good tacet quality of paper, com mon book-raperj hail-bouau, light; press work, not good. Senate Journal, 186S W. A; MePherson, Prin ter: Type used, small pica leaded, (rood fac-; style of work, disposition to make "ptiat;" quality of papf-r, ordinary newsaper; press work, good ; hall-bound, not good . House Journal, 1S6S W. A. MePheri-on, Prir. ttr: Type used, small pica, leadr-d, good face; style of work, strong disposition to make "pR-st;" paper, part ordinary newspaper, and part very poor quaiity oi newspaper: presb-w-oiK, not good owing to paper; hall-bound, ordinary. Jlessage and Documents, 1868 W. A. Me rhrson. Printer: Type used, small plea, long prtmer, brevier, minion, nonpareil, and, perhaps, other kinas; t ;e ot work, fair; quality oi paper, part good newspaper, and part Inferior newspaper; press work, lair; hall-bound, light and fliuisy. Henate Journal, 1870 T. Patterson, Printer: Type nsed, small plea, leaded t style of work, disposition to make "pliat," about the same as .vicHherson's : paper used, fair quality oi booa oapv-r: pr-'.-ss-wor-c. not v. ry oou' twlf-uound, rather light-. House Journal 1S7JT. Patterson, Printer: Same style type ; same kind of work as Sen ate Journal ; same quality of pap.-r; press work, a little better. Message and Documents, 1870 T. Patt-rson, Prinu-r: Type used, small pica, some loag primer, 1 think, brevier or minion and nonpareil ; style of work, ordinary to fair; quality of paper common newspaper, and soma of it oi pool quality: press-vork, very good consid-rin uie paper usc-d ; half-bound, light and flimsy Session Laws of 187 J T, i'atterson, Printer; Type used, small pica, leaded ; style of work, neat; paper us-jd, ordlnaiy book paper; press work, very good; hall-bound, light. Incidental Work, 1872 E. Semple, Printer: The work done by the present State Printer, Bugene .semple, is tne nest that has been dnin in the sstati, and bettor than usually found it ttthtT ISIntes. All his work examined is neat, well printed, and the paper of excellent quali ty, much butter than usually used in suet work. Ucspeetl'ully. IT. E. iicb:s, Expert. B." . Salek, Orboox, October 16, 1572. To the Honorable Joint .'ommiltee on ftati Printing: Okktlembs: Accrrdinp to instructions, l herewith present amounts charged by Stat Printers, ana amounts paid out ot Htate Trea ury, together with amounts of warrants oul landing on account of public prill ul' for tb Stale since tbe year iSiiJ, to date, as follows : IlKiiiY JL. Pittock, State Printer. Angust 20, 18G4, to miscellaneous work, as per bill tiled ...$ no a November 12, Jtt.il, incidental Piiuting for session of 18B1, ( vV. II. Carter, Kx- pert) . 4 073 Z. Isotk A ( iil was Died by . VI r. Pit tock, oa Feb. 1, lsftl, as f.-llow : 1M reams book paper at SI7&I per raam.. JJ,:!3s 41) Marine insurance on fVUU 30 00 Ltrayaje X W- S 1 THs bi.U was tat aS'0WJ. tt Ji ni'arv 8, printing l.&O cobles of feenernl Law's, ('.V. 11. Carter Kxpert) 610 67 March a). !". printing KKJ copies Ad- Sutanti"nerRrs HetHirt .,. . 71 70 Anril 21. IKikv nrinMnir Houseand 8en ate Jou'nals, ( K. M. Walte, Expert.) 8.82S M A nrl I ' J l,s(i Publishing laws in News paper 100 w fcoTK. On the back of the en vet op: which contains the foregoing bills Is written, '1.87SS8 nllowed, leavlag balance of S1.61S 6 duo." Dseember 19, 18133, Incidental wori Snfola! Sesslou. (A. L. Htlnson. Ex pert,) 1.41B 81 March 1, isihi, in reams dook paper for Code, at (18 15 per ream ti.tSi 1 ,:i reams book paper at I7 52 per ream 1.219 79 4 reams for fly-sheets .. 68 S8-$ 5.730 U Notk. This bill Is evidently the same as the one presented Febru ary 1. lft'4, with 77 reams of paper added; and the charge for "fly sheels" Is unusual. January XI, isutl. Printing Organic!?) and other Uent-ral laws ot lStfS (V. B. Carter, Expert) 6.9S3 81 Mar 21. ISM. Printing a iOcuDles 01 tbe Oeneral Election Laws 411 71 May 21, lsw. Printing Senate and House. Journals. 1SU5 (W. B. Carter. K. peril 1,008 15 isovemnerv, isijO. ntnting uovernar s Messaee and accomDanvinir locu- menU, 18UU, ( W. B. Carter. Expert) 1,013 63 Total amount paid IT. L. Pittock for State Printing, iucludirig Sl.- 6 60, above referred to $21,129 18 - W. A. McPukkson, State Printer. KovembnrS. lttrt. Incidental Printing for session of 15ti. $ S.ta) 1 Novembers. 18UU. Publishing Laws in newspaper 100 00 Decembers. lStxi. Printing I.SUO copies of the Koad Law Ml 50 March 29, IstiT, Printing Laws and su premo Cojrt Repo-ts, and for papar for secretary's H.-port arid fur "Im posing forms of Scn-tary Keport. at to Ou per form" (Henry Hfnllu K- T, expert) 6,135 90 Note. The chnrirc for Imposing lorms Is n t provided for by law November , 18K8, Incidental Printing lor session, lsii. ( A. H. Snyder. Ex pert) April 1, lhtt), Plintlng Uws, Journals, Keporla, etc., togt4her with Inciden tal work not charged in above bill (U. W. 1 raig, Kxpertl.. December !, ISfiH, Publlsblug laws In newspaper.. .- .. October 1, 1S70, prlittlng tiovt-rnor's Message and ReDorta of Stab) offi 7,281 H 7,312 59 100 W cers for 1870, (M. V. iirown, Lxpprti.- 4,153 86 Total amount charged by W. A. Mo l'nerxon, Slate muter from 18U to 1ST0 .t2.S31 61 T. Pattkrso!. Stat Printer. October SI. 1870. Incidental Printing for session 1ST' . $ 8,893 93 February 21, IK71, printing and binding Ijtws and JtHtrnals etc , 1875, (M. V, Brown. Expert ) 8,823 11 December -Publishing Laws iu news- paper 100 00 Total amount charged by I. Patte r son a Co 112.817 04 RECAPITULATION. Amnunt paid Henry I. Pittock $-21,129 18 W. A. McPherson 25,5.11 81 " ' T. Patterson 12,817 IM Total amount paid for Public Print ing since IHtJ.. .462.489 83 Amount of printing dona by the pres ent State Printer and examined by me as stated in former report sub mitted 8 ..8H,K'9 27 Amountol Uarrantoutstandtngaspvr Treasurer's Report ( ild) to AiePhtr- son 1.600 00 To T. Patterson in excess of approprl- atlon i.SU 31 Total - S.3U Si 1 nes? v arr nts are tn excess of former ap propriations. Respectiully, I'. E. Hicks. Expert Sai.ex, Orfros, 1 October 17, 1872. ) 7o the Honorable Joint Committee on State Printing Gestlixex : Aceordinr to vour instmr- tlons, 1 have carefully examined, compared. ana nieasurea tne worx periormeo lortne state oy.tne several state fruiters, fttiat is. cootes of the Laws, Journals, Messages and Reports inui.-u mnei lu immik or panipuiet lorm, Cop- te of other work, sttcb as bills, ac, could not be found) since 13U', and Hud tbe fallowing facts : 'lh? style of work has been about the same throughout by each Public Pr uter, with these exceptions: j na journals printed Dy air. rit-toi-k were set in solid paragiaprs, using leads only between paragraphs, and "quad or blank lines between subjects, 'the Journals and Re ports printed by Messrs. -McPnerson and Pat terson were all leaded with "four to pica" leads. Tbe quality of paper uaed by Patterson was better than that used by either Plttoek or McPherson, except the Code, printed by Mr. Pittock, which is upon pnpei of excellent qual ity. The paper used by McPherson was of poorer quality than that used by either 01 the other two State Printers . The measurement of tvpe act (per 1,000 eras) is nlike in all worn, as Indeed there could not be any serious mistake made in this r-speet. In estimating tbe paper tbe same basts has been adopted by all-eight pages lo the signa ture and one shet-t to each signature and ne.-e has arisen the main c use 01 complaint on the part of those who understand the subject. The law allows $10 u) per r. am for all paper nsed, but lai s to state tne sice of tbe sbee. and does n discriminate between book paperand fools cap or tlatcap paper. Hence, it has been claimed by the State Printers that as the basin of eight pages lo the signature is the general custom in all leading book printing offices, therefore, it was right to count paper upon tbe same ba is, whlcn gives $HI on a ream lor book paper (21 by 38 Inches tbe usual S;n-) Instead ot $10 in. The cot of book paper(tt to 14 pounds to the ream) in Salem at tnls dte is about 13 U0 p- r r am: and the cost of flatcap (14 to iti pounds per ri m) Is from $ us u $16 uu per ream, 'i heretore, the State I'rinter would lose largely on book papt-r and make but a small prodt on Ontcap paper, if he was enly allowed 510 uo per ream for tull size, because nothing is allowed for wastage In either case. Again, pa pr manufacturers can and do ninke paperai all sizes and grades when specially ordered ait J tbe state Printer coull (and may bavesodone) oruer paper one-iounn tne usual size cut and pack-d Into regular reams by tbe manufactur ers, and tnus complied sttictly with tne letter of the law, and obtained his paper at a small advance upon regular price ior r. gular 811-s. 1 have, ther.-lore, been eoinnelbd t allow the claim of one sheet to each lull s gnalure ol eight pages for book and pamphlet wotk, and one sheet to each bill, etc , of four pages. There has been no allowance made lor wast age in paopr in any east-, wbtcb In all beok prlnting offices Is estimated at, at least, five per cent. 011 amount required for all work. In estimating press-work the same rule has been pursued as In counting paper eight pages to the signature or form and twotokenstoeach form. L'pon the subject of press-work. I desire to say that the price allowed by law Is not too nign, as tne pront 01 tae printer Is very small at one dollar per token, of two hundred and forty sheets : provid-'d, he takes any pains wbatever with this important branch of bis work. Nothing has been allowed for ink. The price paid for binding in paper covers $15 00 per 1"U copies is exceedingly high at the present time -, but it is so fixed by law. and has been allowed. In a former report I have given the cost of the work and the amount paid to each state Printer since ISta, which will lorraapnrtot this report; also, a comparison of the work In de tail, which accom'Minies this report. In addition to what I have betore stated rel ative 10 the law governing State Printers, 1 would again urge the early amendment there of, which will save to the State many dnllars nrf-aner anu ena lurtner complaint in this di rection. ftotwilhstanHing the tact that the work has been lengthened, or made what pr.nters term phat work," by state Printers In this State, vet upon comparts n with that done for ohet States (copies of which cn be seen in the State Library), 1 And nowidedltrerenceafterall. Tne work now being done will compare favorably with any oilier state work and Is superior to many. Therefore, I conclude that the work perform ed for this state during the past eight years, and more especially the work -lone by Mr. Pat terson and the present State Printer, end the measurements and allowances made by Ex pert who have examined the work, and who are all practical printers and men of good judgment anil whose sworn statements are at tached to all bills for printing which h iveben allowed and more .riicularlr the measure ments and allowances made by Mart. V. Brown, Lsq.- have been very much the samt in all respects and according to law. Respectfully submitted, Lobaj is. Hicks, Expert. We submit the above report that it may be before our readers thus early in the campaign, and we promise that we will next week show wherein grost wrongs were perpetrated under Radical State Printers, and especially during the time that Mr. II. L. Pittock wai State Printer and W. B. Carter, tht present Republican candidate for Statt Printer, was the expert. The abovt report shows it, but many of our read era may not see it quite so plainly until it is pointed out to them. Other experts besides Carter did som lively measuring as that report wil ihow, and they will need a little atten ;ion in the matter. In the meantime we desire to stat -hat we not enly expect it, but w. saurt the closest scrutiny and the mo .1 ninute investigation into the matter o he State Printing, either as to th work or the measurement, and are read X) abide by the consequences, bein cully assured of a triumphant vindka tion of the Printer and of th expert. -' 1V tn Vi: .' - f 5JiSAitATlVi 1A' EitE.VT. Tk following table is going tlie rounds of the Republics.; press, and as soma of our Democratic friends may not see these organs, we publish it for the purpose of letting them boo what base lies can be promulgated through theso unscrupulous sheets. It purports to be a statement of tho expenses of running the Woods administration from September 5, 1866 to Septemlier 5, 1870, and the expenso of tht Grover administration frora September 5, 1874: WixHia I- drover Hrxaruxtm. Admlnlstra- Administra- tion. I tion. Executive $ 8,708 21 9T8,5l6"T B3 State. 7,001 v 1S.019 SS Treasury 6,300 00 lO.POfi land 6.020 30 13,539 00 Insane Asjlum 159.8.r3 01) S14,0l 68 Public Printing 24,128 80 05.0M 67 Judiciary 61,300 85 82,191 87 Penitentiary 81.3S0 61 t00,454 64 Runts ,ftll 68 13,1158 83 r'ue! and lights 1,810 7(1 S.770 87 Janitors. 2,133 00 4,331 78 Postage 1,648 09 S.70S 93 Tots! $ 359,001 28 628,463 68 Excess of Grover's expenditures for current expenses alone during a term of four years. .8261,43! 30 The truth of the matter is, and tbe persons who publish this tabulated lie know it, that in the column of figures headed "Grover's administration, is con tained payment! made for a great part of the expense -of the Woods adminis tration. Every intelligent man in the State who was here at that time, er who heard the canvass of four years ago, knows that the Legislature of 1868 ad journed without making appropriation for the expenses of the State govern ment, and that the current expenses of the two years following were paid dur ing Grover's first term, of which the following is a correct statement taken from the Treasurer's report of 1872, pages six aud 7, and classified under each fund as OLD ISSUE. Executive Pond Com. school " Insane ' Printing " Judiciary " Penitentiary General " Incidental " Convict " Legislative ...811,639 48 ... 2,318 63 ... 88,884 77 ... 15.K0I 40 ... 27.BSJ 77 ... 74, .'.33 88 . .. 8.80s) 71 ... 1S.4V2 20 . . . 10,743 00 . . . 4,600 77 Total S261.946 80 Deduct the above sum from the amount in the table published by the organ as the expense of Grover's ad ministration and we hare the following: Grover's administration (628,483 68 Deduct sm t paid by Grover on account of Woods admiuisuation. 261,948 80 Leaving as the actual cost of Grover's ad- - minwtrsdoa for four years , . .fc3W.616 Ti Deduct eost of Woods administration SdD.OOl 28 Leaves excess of cost of Grover's adminis tration 8 7,615 50 Between 1872 and 1874 there was an additional sum of $19,204 53 paid as interest on indebtedness incurred by the Woods administration, which should justly be deducted from the sum of ex penses of Grover's administration of feur years, which would place the gross amount of expenses of Grover's admin istration $11,678 03 below the cost of Woods' four years. But hen we take into consideration the fact that during the Grover administration there were extraordinary expenses iu securing lands granted to the State, and permanent improvements made which are too well known to need mention, and the natu-' rally increased cost of the keeping of the insane and convicts, and additional expense in the legislative department on account of increased number of mem- beis, we can only wonder that the cost of running the State government dur ing Grover's term was not greatly in excess of that of Woods, and it is prima facie evidence of economy on the part of Democratic officials that it is not so. THET WILL BE WATCHED. We understand that many of the Republican Greenbackers in Linn are now attempting to slide back to the Republican ranks, having accomplished their object in "sniping" Democrats in to the movement. But Democratic Greenbackers owe it to themselves to see that this treachery is check-mated. It would be a repetition of the Peter Cooper farce of 1876, when, although pledges were made by Republicans in Linn to vote that ticket, when election day came around only about 10 out of the 141 votes in Linn for Cooper were Republicans. This sort of trick is get ting somewhat monotonous and we ap prehend the Democratic Greenbackers have "dropped on it" by this time and will see that it is not repeated. A prominent Greenbackcr informs us that so far as he is concerned he believes in the sincerity of the Republi cans in that movemnt, but he will in sist that they shall "show their faith by their works" on election day. And he is a man of keen wit enough to see that in Lib section there shall . be fair play. CITES IT I P. Harvey Scott gives it up. He sayg there is no use to buck against the Cus tom House Ring in manipulating pri maries. They have nothing else to do but draw their salaries and menage pol itics, hence they have the trade to per t'ection, and even a majority of those unfamiliar with the business will be left jut in the cold. It seems to us that Bro. Scott ought o have learned enough, while he trained vith that crowd for so many years, to icad them off on some of their tricks. 3ut maybe he has grown rusty in the usiness from having been out of a job .'or so long. HBArs IS A SAME. And now the East Orejonian, one of he live papers ef the "bunch grass re ;ion, calls the Radical pastorate candi 'ate "Rev. Hard Kase Hines." That doesn't jibe with " Rev. Heav nly Kingdom," but it may go hand in fljve with "Rer. Hog Korral." R-tMT EXDOSeB &m. EeT. Mr. Acton, editor ef thu Pacjic Christian Advocate, administers a scat tering rebuke to Rer. H. KL. Hines in the last issue of that paper. It is mud to the credit as well as to the Christian sincerity of tho Advocat that that pa per so boldly n.l' mns one of its own preachers f.r his political perfidy. Fol lowing is the articlo referred to: "With all duo respects for our worthy brothi r, we cannot but feel that Rev. H. K. Hines who has accept ed the nomination of the Xtepubucan Convention for Congress, has made a great mistake. In our judgement it is seldom if ever that the good of the commonwealth demands such a step. It certainly does not now. We fail to see any reason on the part of the State which requires this, wL-iie in the cor ruption among wire-working politicians and the chicanery necessary to bring about such a nomination we do see am ple reason for not tasteing, touching, or handling the unclean thing. It is not so much a question of moral right, However, as to expediency, the vows of a minister of Jesus are still upon this brother, lie has not been nomin ated by the church, nor has his confer- encj released him from his work as Pre siding Elder of tbe Boise district He simply steps aside from his profession, one in which for years he has spent his time and talent and for which he has educated himself. He is not a states man.. It would be unreasonable to re quire he should be. Nor do we risk anything is saying he is not the choice of tbe Republicans of the State. We doubt not his name would never have been thought of for this position! but for the usual game by which unheard-of-things are accomplished among politi cians. wuo Has done tins work we do not know, nor are we worried in the least about the coming election. We believe however it turns out, it will prove a final injury to our good brother and without benefit to tbe State. Mr. Hines if elected will doubtless maintain his integrity and do all he can; but in tegrity and success at Washington are two things. Politicians are public prop erty in the worst possible sense. Al ready the opposition papers are throw ing garbage and stench of the campaign is u ion na. However well a good man can bear these things, no minister can afford to invite them without a better reason than we can see in this case." ET. T. r. CAMPBELL RECUSES. The following letter will need ne com ment as it fully explains itself: Mostistth, Or., April 2a. 1378. Hon. L. Bentlv. Chairman State Executive Commit tee of National Greenback and Workiagman'e Party. Mem mouth, Oregon: liRA feia: circumstances over which 1 have no control constrsia me to decline he nomination as a candidate to Congress, tendered me by the National Greenback snd V orkinamsn's tartv. in eonveatioa. at Albany, April 3d. Sickness in my family durtsnds my presence at borne, snd constant care forbids tbat I shtiuld meet toe of iposinf candidates eastof the moun tains, accordinf to arrangements which I made with Gov. Whiteaker. I am wilUng- to jeopardise the suc cess of tbe principles involved without a vigorous campaiirn, which the continued bad health of Mrs. Campbell prevents me from making. It is doe alike to myself and to my friends of the Convention to say, that my nomination was the result ot a misunderstanding, for which, however, no one is censurable- My name should not have been nsed, only im s ecntitureiicy, which did Dot trine. 1 neither expected nor defined the nomination, and on tins ac count, I appreciate the more hiahly the unsought hon or, and the more reluctantly decline. 1 have tbe hon or to be with high respect your obedient servant. T. t, CAMPHI.!, It is a high compliment to the judge ment and discrimination of our esteem ed friend. Rev. T. F. Campbell, that he has withdrawn frora the hopeless con test which some of his Uladvised friends attempted to thrust upon him. Mr- Campbell is an able and popular gentle man, and for his own best interests and that of his sacred calling his true friends will most certainly congratulate him on his withdrawal from the "filthy pool of politics." LET THE PEvFLB KBXEJIBEB. The Radical press seems to concen trate its fire on our present State Treas urer and his management of the funds We are willing that the issue should be made in that way, and Mr. Brown does not shrink from it. It will be seen by the exhibit of State finances which we publish on our first page to-day (and that exhibit has not yet been successful ly attacked) that the State has not run behind a dollar since September 1, 1374, on account of current expenses, and not a warrant will be reported unpaid at the meeting of the Legislature in the coming September, the funds in hand from the revenues of last year, collect ed this year, being sufficient to pay all warrants drawn. If Woods, May & Co. had managed the affairs of onr commonwealth in this way there would have been ne reason for complaint on the part of the taxpayers with regard to debt. The Democrats are generally faithful in public trusts, and the people will continue them in power in Oregon. Don't fail to read the exhibit referred ta CO.NBESSI4.MAL CAMPAICM, Gov. Whiteaker and his competitor, Reverend Harvey K. Hines, are this week canvassing in Eastern Oregon, and will begin the campaign in the Willamette Valley next week. They will speak at Portland on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p. m.; at Astoria, Wednesday, 15th, at 7 p. m.; at Albany, Friday, lith, at 1 p. m., and at Eugene, Satur day, 18th, at 2 p. m. We hope the people at these respect ive points will turn out and hear the discussion, as we are satisfied it will re dound to the interest of the Democracy, HVAS KLOSK. A friend at Roseburg writes ub that Douglas county will be very close this year both parties claiming it. Now if this be the case and the Democrats up there go to work and get enough votes they will win the dav. "Votes is what beats !" We have advices from the various precincts of the county which fully sat isfy us that the whole Democratic tick et will be on top in J use. Good eneugh I ' The Oregonian is Terr justly disgust ed with the way the Republican Pri maries were carried on in Multnomah county last Saturday. Here ia what it has to say: The Republican, or rsthor tbe Mltch-sH primaries, which were held en Saturday, were conducted under good discipline, and with even more than customary enerpr. They were organized and directed miialy by the federal office-holders, and were tbe result of meet ings and caucuses which had been continued during two months, or more. The Job went off very smooth ly, only those participating who insist on having only Mitchell men for the legislature. All other Republi cans stood aloof, and will take such other action as they see Ot hereafter. At tne ntgnuy meetings neia for some time nest the ahole nrimaries wereercanised: persons were selected as delegates, and others were ap pointed to serve as judges and eterks. For this Utter service some were sent to scv ouv oi ieu- own prw dncu. Considering tbat there was little or no opposi tion to the programme, there wss an unnecessary amount of exertion to swell the poll lists and stuff the boxes with the "straight ticket.' For many weeks the managers of the Mitchell movement have been la boring to organise and control a certain body of work ingmon, so-called. Fart of the ticket which was thrown out by these managers through this organiza tion recently, it is understood, was "ratified" St tbe Eriraariee on Saturday. But tbe result of this tnanirm .tion will not be accepted by the organization referred to. Already many of the members denounce it. It is charged that the Mitchell politicians have not kept faith with the organisation. Tbe workingtnen, it is fcsid, were to have twenty-three of tne delegates to the convenUon as their share, but were beaten by a sharp ing trick, so tbat they got only four. Eagerness to have a convention which would not fail to nominate a full list of Mitchell men for tbe Legislature produced this reported breach of faith. It is understood that the workingmen's organization has been insisting on naming three of tbe members ; but the managers deem this unsafe, and now have the game ia their own hands. The question is coming pUinlv before tbe peo ple of Multnomah county whetber they will support snd elect a legislative ticket nominated exclusively in the interest of Mr. Mitchell, or not. The party repre sented by the convention which will meet next Satur day witl be a Mitchell party exclusively, not the Re publican party. To what exteat his allegiance is doe to such organization each Republican will decide for himself. During the week the regency will select the ticket, is so far as that matter hss not already beenat tended to, and on Saturday it will be submitted to a dutiful convention and accepted without a break in the programme. MITCHELL "ARK AS A WED." The Portland Telogram, an independ ent paper, says Oregon's hope for a railroad saams to ba dead. The direct ors of the Northern Pacific are not dis posed to build nnder the restrictions as embodied in the bill which recently passed the Senate. This is a matter of great disappointment, and will fall with severe weight upon the people of our State. We had hoped that the bill as passed would be acceptable to the com pany, and many with us also indulged in the same hope ; but on mature con sideration the company have found themselves unable to build under such restrictions. Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts of Senator Grover and Representative Williams to avert it, Mr. Mitchell has to all appearances ac complished his design of euckreing Ore gon out of a railroad. By his course he will find himself euchred out of the Senatorship at the next Legislature. The Telegram strikes it Whenever an Arkansaw card-player undertakes to play a lone hand in euchre and doesn't make a point they hang him. Mitchell may count on the same fate for his po litical neck in June. 1 WHO HAS BXB TUST We see that somebody has succeeded I in " horning" McFadden's name off the Benton County Greenback ticket, for County Judge, and substituting that of the Radical nominee, G ingles. We understand, however, that this is not ' done by anybody's authority who dare shoulder the responsibility hence we take it for granted that the Greenback ers of Benton don't endorse this ticket, and will rebuke the treachery where by it was accomplished. Mr. McFadden is the regular nominee of the Greenback Convention, and since he neither declined or in any manner refused to run oa that ticket, but on the contrary ia open Convention accept ed the nomination, we cannot under stand by what authority any one should presume to substittte the name of another person for his. There ia most outrageous prefidy and double-dealing here somswhera, and the honest Greenbackers of Benton county ought to ferrit it out and bring the perpetrators to account for it. E4C4I BAtlSti. Gen. Nesmith was in the city yester day, returning from a trip up the val ley, where he is supposed to have done some effective talking and taken close observations. He is making a specialty of Brown and Noltner, as leading can didates on the Democratic ticket, and reports their chances as most excellent for being defeated. That is precisely our estimate, but the balance of the ticket must keep them company. & lem Statesman. We think it is safe to say that the above is untrue. Gen. Nesmith, as one of Oregon's distinguished Democrats, would not be guilty of this thing, and the Radical Statesman is doing him b outrageous injustice in promulgating such a statement. Gen. Nesmith will undoubtedly give the Statesman a severe rebuke at an early date for its mendacity. pibuc arEAmxc. Hou. W. W. Thayer, Democratic candidate for Governor, will speak at Albany ok Tuesday, May JJst, and at CorvaUis the following day. By pri vate letter liom Jacksonville we learn that he is having rousing meetings out there, and is acquitting himself nobly. Our correspondent states that Jackson is good for 250 to 300 majority for the whole Democratic ticket. MABHIED BIT HOT MATED. The daughter of Senator Mitchell eloped from Washington, and was pri vately married to a man named Handy, on April 28th. The bride is 15 years old and the bridegroom 22. It is stated that the parents of the bride have taken their daughter home but refuse to rec ognize the husband. -That is not so Handy a marriage after all. A HAKO KOAD T TKAVEL. The Yamhill Republicans new arise up and ask their Legislative candidates, "How about voting for Mitchell V And those candidates say nothing, but think "d a Mitchell !" Twas ver thus t (SUT1 T2t li-i.iL. Hon. Tas. IL Turner, of Umatilla, who was alisrhtlr Independent four years ago, gives the following advice to his lata Iudepcndant friends through the Pendleton Oregonian. of which he is the able editor : Democrats, strain we would evrnestlv call vonr stten tioa to the late 8 to 7 bloodr shirt oresideutial count- sod when yoa go to the polls take your wavering uvauucrmi.lv uvignuor wrba you, sua vote tne HCKet, tne whole ticket, and nothing but the ticket. Ton will feel petter over it. There will be no future plessuae arising from going after strange gods. We have tried that, snd it is only a source of future sorrow. It in not tne man you vote tor, but tne principle. Come, then, let us rally round our own flag. Let every man stand firmly to his post and all Is well. cbauce pic.vic. We learn from a friend that there is to be an immense gathering of the Grangers oe ihe Fair Grounds at Salem on Friday, the 7th dnf rf, Jane. Hon. John II. Smith has bebi. -invited to Co- liver an address, and a "way up" time is expected. The picnic is to be held under the auspices of the Pomona Grange of Marion county. It is the intention to have trains run from Eu gene down and from Portland up. NOT A CMD TEAS This isn't a very good jear for politi cs! preachers after all. He v. Mr. Em ery's noble example was followed by Rev. T. F. Campbell, and now only Rev. II. K. Hines and Rev. L. J. Pow ell are left to suffer the fate of those who step aside from their sacred calling to wallow in the political cess-pool. it is tx usx. Tee. A correspondent of the Standard writes that tbe Mitchell Greenback side show in Jackson county doesn't draw worth a picayune. Those who peeped in soon got enough, and now cling more tightly than ever to the Old Democracy. The Republicans there want to coalesce witn the lragraent. MAS STBICK IT. Beecher is never at a loss fer expedi ents no matter how closely cornered. He has dug up a man named Mix who is willing to swear that the great preach er is a victim of Tilton and Moulton ; and that of course will clear Beecher in a pig's eye ! rcLeaiets itiatmk. Things are looming up grandly in Old Linn. If our friends will stick square ly to the ticket, and not weaken it by trading and scratching, we will unques tionably roll up 250 majority for every man on it TMB FBEICJI TBOTBLE. The Russians and English are nego tiating for the whithdrawal of troops from the vicinity of Constantinople, and hopes of a peaceful settlement of affairs are daily brightening. Tbe Place le Bay. For cheap goods go to P. C. Harper t Col They have a well selected stock which they are offering very low especially for cash, or for good merchantable produce. They wit) also sell to punctual customers on time onto harvest. Patronize the man who is trying to establish the cash principle, sad by so doing yoa do not have to pay for losses on bad cnxtoineTs. tf NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Notice to Fanners and Builders. SETTLEMIEE A CO., HAVE AT their mill, four miles below Lebanon, ou Hamilton Creek, 1,009,000 feet of tbe very best quality ef lumber, which they are selling at very low prices. Also in connection with the mill, they Lave a planer and monidinf? machine. and are prepared to furnish flooring, rus tic, door and window frames, and mould ing of all kinds. Also fence pickets, rails and base, kept on band. Be sure to eall on us before you pur chase. O. F. bETTiilMIKR A CO. n4utf Tailoring Establishment. CHARLES F.DEUDEL HAVING BOUGHT CUT THF TAIL ORING establishment of R. N. Ba ker, takes this method of inviting all thoee who want anything in his liae to eall en bira. None but first-class workmen will be employed, and all work will be war ranted. vl3n40tf Final Settlement. 11x70X108 is hereby riven that tbe nnder- i signed, Administrator of the estate of v m. ti. Basket!, deceased, has hied his ac count lor the final settlement in above named estate in the County Court for linn County. State of Oreeon. and Tuesday, the 2nd day of July, 18785, at the hrur af one o'clock in the atternooo of said day, has oeen set ior tne neanng oi objections ana tne setuemeni oi saia estate. Dated this May tth, 1878. Wit. CYRUS, e 40 w 4 Adra'r. UAUMOTH WAEEKC3SL NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVE THAT D. G. Clark having purchassd a one third Intel eat in the business of Gaston A Furry, the business will hereafter be car rlexl oa under the name and sty .a of Gaston, furry ox to. naomi. Albany, April 23, 187S. Dissolution Notice. HAVING DISPOSED OI" OUR LEBA non Flouring Mills,tbe firm of Elkins Uros. Is this day dissolved by mutual eon. sent. Ail debts of the firm witl be promptly settled, and persons owing the late firm are hereby notified to appear and settle up at once witn eitaer oi tne unaeraignea. W.S ELKINS, JOS. ELKINS. Lebanon, May 8, 1873. CITY EXPRESS. I HAVE A GOOD TEAM, A FINE, strong hack, and will do any deliver ing or other work entrusted to me with dispatch. I came here to stay snd expect ing to stick to this business, I solicit a fair share of patronage. TlSniOtf T. I. DUGGER. Taken Up. TAKES UP BY THE UNDERSIGNED, on the 19th or April, 1878, in Soap Creek precinct. Benton Conunty, Oregon, one bay mars, about 14 hands high, sup posed to be 8 years old, hind feet white, white spot in face, on nose aad back, ta o raised by J. M. Kialer, J. P.. on the 30th day ef April, U78, at S0. w. v Jt-iaitw-vwju. KEW ADVERT ominous. iJS'T r?",' 0 Stale o Ov.gr, , lnan4orLmn Counly, October rirZ, Karo'ssa Carothsrs, Plaintiff. T. n W. Carother, JJ.fdr.daDt. ' C"' Suit in equity for Divorce, Defefiaattf - C,r0tberS' In the name of the State of Oreeon, y B are herebv required to appear and answer the complaint of the Plaimir! in the above entitled suit in the above entitled Court, now on Hie with the Clerk of raid Court, within ten day from tbe date of the xet vice of this summons on you, if served ia Linn County, Oregon, bat if served oa von in any other County in said State, u.-i within twentr days from tbe date of tbe service of this summons upon you, and if served on you by publication, then vott are required to appear and answer ssid. complaint on or beibre tbe fin day of tne next regular term of said Court, to be I e gun and bolden -t tbe Court llohtm in l.'te city ef Albany, in the County ef Linn, in aid State of Oregon on t&e 4th Monti?. of October, A. It. 1878, to-wit.- on the asi day of October, A. 1. 1878, and you are hereby notiued that if you fail to appear and answer said complaint as herein re quired, tne namtitr win aemurrer ana take default, decree and judgment of said Court against you, as follows, to wit: 1 hat tbe bonds) of matrimony now, and heie tofore existing between yoa and an id Plaintiff, be forever dissolved and J-hat said flaintitT be forever divorced Vrorxt you, and said tbat Plaintiffs Maiden r.ame, to-wit : Marcisas Pearce, be restored to her, and that Said Plaintiff be given, granted, and decreed by said Court tbe care, custody and control of your and Plaintiff a mi nor children, tne fruits of said marriage, to-wit: Andersx n Carotbera, Anna A. Ca others, Kewton A. Carotbera and Eider A. Carotbera, be awarded to plaintiff and ; that said Plaintiff have judgment against you for the co a and disbursements of this suit to be taxed, and for nut h otbsr and farther relief, as to said Court may ap pear j tint and equitable in the premise. This service of this summons is ma.fe on you by publication, in accordance m-itlv tbe order therefor made by Hon. B. t. Boise, Jndge of said Court in chambers at tbe City of Salem, Oregon, on tbe 7th .day of May A D. 1878. H liateei May tn, 1878. V. M. OOXLET,' n40w Att'y. for Plaintiff. Taken Up. TAKEN CP BY THK UNDERSIGNED, living on Mad River, about two miles from Port Kiamath, Lake County, Oregon, the following described property: . One dark bay mare, about 6 years oM, black mane and tail, small star in forehead and about 15 hands high. Also, one bright bay mare, about S year Old, 15 bands bigb, star in forehead, near tuna loot watte, mane and tail black ana baa a scar on tbe near nostril. Also, one sorrel mare, about 3 vears ol. L star in forehead, small lip on notes, bo h bind feat white, no brands or other artifi cial marks perceivable on any of the above described animals, said eatrays were taken up aoout uecemoer zu, 167. 40wl JOHN IiOOSLEY. The Famasts Trettiax; Rtalilem, Western Chief, tree prepes-ty afC Mcsle a Trertlaatel. wit! stand tike .witns; siiBsiin at Albany, and can ba seen by eslbnr nsoa Alex. Sbsarooa, sx tbe Revere House. The Chle vr& be let to mares for 3, three) snares for tea. i" WESTERN CHlEr Is a beautiful dark bay, S vtars old, 16 bands bigh, and weighs 100 t. He is oxpare Pathfinder stock, and althoogfc never tmi ta dess trairant; makes fast time on the turf, aad is proarnzr.e ed by eelebrcted aorsesnea as esse of the best trotters ia tbe State. PEDIGBEB: "Western Chief- is by eld "Path-Under:- he by OM Morrill f he by tbe ''Jermison ooH; be bv "BnBresb;" be by "Jnstia Morgan. Tbe dam of tbe "OH Morrill'' horse aas by the Tsrringtoa horse; be by "Vance f he by bnpertue Messenger-" Phoaiix i " thns com bm ins; tne esorepS) and Messenger stock. For farther particular! inqafre at the Revere fTovjra for A1X. SBJlSSOS. ' sen SOP s veek in yonr own town. t5 otrtftt free. Ke QOrisk. Reader, if yon want a business a whi- Q persons of either sex can make great pay all the ticaaf they work, write for pexticnlars to H. HAlfeErr A Co, Portland, Maine. . Notice. NOTICE is hereby given to tbe tax- pavers of School District No. 6. Linn cenntr. Uregen, that the Directors of said- District will sit aa a Board of Equalization for tbe purpose of correcting any errors that may exist in tbe assessment roll of said lis trict, at the office of the Clerk cf the Dis trict, Lm. H. Momanye, oa Friday evening. May 24, 187, at 7J4 o'clock p. st. All complaints and affidavits looking fa a correction of errors in said roll an ost be in writing snd hied with tbe iferk on er before the hour fixed for said meeting. -j utuci ui (uu Diani m xsirectors. D. H. MOSTAStE, w4. Clerk of fcchool Dist. '. 5. HOW OPEll! OUR DISPLAY OT Millinerj j Fancy Goods! WE ARB KOW ESABLEDTO OFTEK IK OTB line ft Comple-S Stock ol the Latest NoveUis in this Gm and haTin embr-aced many opporttmrt presented to oa to purc&we at ntnuual tow rat-, w wil! offr these Goods imrrpj th Cominj fi carton at ELEACKiKO AK3 PHESSiKS A specialty. Also, stents lor Demorest Patterns " MESBAKES BIEVIXS& POWELL, Car. let ami ferry gta , OteeMer SslMlstl, AUkAST, Mttev. SMeS ssss5issslsTass-gsCa J 53 9? S v p 5 Ir?5 -S f I s s J Ml - s ? w e e e 9 o u ji k a n 4 si I 11 O. -4 n o -4 O Coatraetor, Builder mi irtbitett, Alkaay, OrejOB. ALL modern aichitectnre sod bulid'inff of any and all descriptions p.oinptly attended to. Drafts, plans and speeiihM Uons drawn up oa short notice. vlSnlyl ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL. J. B. SCRAFFORD, FKOP. HAYING REFITTED THIS HOTEL ia nrat-claas style, I be to inforia the traveling public that I can give theia good actmnitnodations. li.31 Stockholders' Meeting. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE-V THAT the annual election of seven hctoi- of the Grange Union, Albany, will take place at a meeting- of tbe StoekhaUiera t be held at their office in Albany ou Mon day, May 27th, 1878, at lo Jakes Eunts, Secretary. 37w Uean make money fsster st wort Jew nathan ; at anything-else. Capital not reo.u.red : we will sa.lt. Ta - j Tw-. ua by the ladustnona. alen, women, boys aad girls al everywhere . -,.7Z. . i. tbe tuae. Coetlv outfit Blast