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MART. V. BROWK, EDITOR
FRIDAY.
MAY 21, 1SS0.
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Tor l'mrf,
johx uiiitf..ihi:k.
Of Lano Coanty.
II ox
For Fwllrullil l.lrrtar,
J. K. WEATHERFOUn.of Linn Couny
T. G. OWEN, or Coos County.
J AS. FOLTON.ot WaserfOounty.
For Suprrair J ads,
V. 1 TRIM, of Jackson County.
J. K. KKM.Y, of Multnomah County.
JOHN BURNETT, of lJenton County
JaJlrlat Xemlaallaas
First Phtrict-' For Judge, II. K
II ANNA ; for Prosecuting Attorney, T. V.
KENT.
Second PisTniOT For Judge, J. J.
WALTON : for rmaecntlns: Attorney, J. J,
HAMILTON.
Tuun JPisTiurT For Jinle, V. M.
RAMSEY: for Pro-Mvnting Attoroev, E
CERAPSUAW.
Fourth PrsTRior For Judjjo, C. B.
BELLINGER
Fivnt ThsTRirr For Judge, I Me-
AKTHUR; for Proseenluic; Attorney-, IV
W. DAI LEY.
HEAD! HEAD!
WASimcTOS. April -M-The Draw Xaval
Omailttre mcrrcd -dxy tm r-p.rl T.imra
My ta the !!. at Krpmralallvr W hllra
ker's bill pravldlar tar Ike appalalawal ef
rundHltwri I select a site aa Ihr aarth
enteral eoaat tar a aaval slallaa.
WASBIXCTO. April t9.The I!oac '
talttee an ramutrrre, alter keariag arn
meats frsui Representative W hlteaker.have
asreed la rerammrad aa appraprlallaa at
94.eerr the Iniprovrmral af Iheeatraaee
I 1'aqaJaa Baj. lie Is mla saasalae at alt
titalas aa appreprtatloa furt'eqatlte bar-
bar.
sreiLiw IX SOITHEKX OELCOV.
Judge John J. Whitncv vrill address
the citizens of Douglas and Lane coun
ties on the political issues of the Jay at
the following times ami places :
Roseburg, Wednesday, May 26, at 1
p. m.
Oakland, Thursday, May 2", at 1 p.m
Drain's, Friday, May 28, at 1 p. m
Cresswell. Saturday, May 29, at 1 p.m,
Eugene, Monday, May 0. at 7i p. ni
IE STATE PClTlsT.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee wet at Portland last Tuesday, to
put in nomination a candidate for State
Printer, and after a grj hot, but fair
and open contest, Thos. II. Merry, of
the Dalles Inland Umpire, came out
successful. Mr. Merry is well known
in our State, and for that matter in al
most every quarter of the Coast, lie
never served a regular apprenticeship
as a printer, but having been engaged
for several years in publishing newspa
pers he has acqr.ired quite a knowledge
of the "arc preservative," and. can now
make almost as good a hand at the
"case" as any "print" in our State, and
wLen compared with that old political
hack and chronic office-seeker", Odell,
who couldn't tell a pica IJ from a bull's
foot well, words fail U3 ; there is no
comparison. .Mr M-jr in now con
tracting the JuLtnJ Empire at. the
Dalles, and a Wetter or more readable
country newspaper cannot be found any
where on this Coast He it a racy and
forcible writer, and must have a great
influence upon the minds of his readers.
lie will make a good officer, and is sure
of an election.
nw U.tL!tl ITIOM.
Just before Judge Harding -w as ap
pointed to the Circuit bench a majority
of the members of the bar of this Dis-
tnct recommended the appointment ef
Judge Ramsey to that tuition. The
Albany bar viianimotutly recommended
bis appointment. The petition was
Leaded by such men as Judge Strahan,.
Ji Flinn, B. F. Ronhatn and others. If
the leading members of the bar of both
parties certified to his abilky and fit
ness it it absurd now to question it.
Furthermore, Judge Boise, after Mr.
Ramsey was nominated, elated publicly
on more than one occasion, in Salem,
that Ramsey was well qualified and
would make a good J ml. We there
fore call upon the eople of Linn coun
ty, irrespective of party, to vote forT'no "ave enteavored to build on the
J udgc" Ramsey.
wis n i itoxEi :
A friend of our asks tm to call the
attention of the Mitchell Foii-Hom and
other papers to the fact that we have
never made any special fight against
Laum ! -
It is a surprise to us if we ever spoke
disparagingly of him. Such mention
of bis name must certainly have been
ither accidental or made in the light of
sport.
. It would be almost cruel to talk
against our friend, Mr. Caurn. He has
talked so much against himself that to
speak against him would be like run
ning against a wind mill 1
XEXySFAflist COOLIUtTIO.
Rav. H. J. Baker, editor of the Pa
cific Telejraph, published at Eureka,
Cal., has consolidated his paper with the
Crucible, published at Philomath, in
this State, and will conduct the new
publication at the latter place. It will
be the organ of the United Brethren
Church on this Coast.
The San Francisco Chronicle Lai bee j
cut down in sizp, and the wages of the
printers have been reduced. - What is
the cause 1 , 1
mrouTAXT SWA in tixn ii:i imos.
We publish to-day in full a very im-
lrtaut decision of the Secretary of the
Intrrioi, reversing the Commissioner of
the General Land Office in the case of
Dennis Crowley, claiming as a pre emp
tor of lnt d.-t in Klamath Lako basin,
which were swamp lands and claimed
by the Stato as such, awarding the
lands to the State of Oregon on the se
lections made by Governor C rover, and
as administered lv tlio Hoard of School
Idind Commissioners during bis admin
istration.
This decision is fiual, and buttles
1st. That the lands in Klamath lake
basin of this character aro swamp with
in the meaning of the Act of Congress
of March 12, 1SC0.
2nd. That the selections made by
Gov. G rover are in due form mid in
proper form.
3rd. That the grant of the swamp
lands to Oregon by tho said Act of Con
grcss is-a present grant, that is, onetak
ing effect at its.dute.
4th. That no settlor who hud knowl
eJgo of tho claim of tho Stato to these
lands could be considered a settler in
good faith.
5th. That all swamplands in Oregon,
after, selection by tho Governor of the
Stato in a projer manner as such, and
duo notice given to tho proper land of-
tleo, ceased to uo tho lands of tho Uni
ted States, but belonged to tho ftate,
These points cover substantially the
whole controversy In-twcen tho State
and those claiming adversely before the
General Land Oilice, and ith said of
fice, and settlca in favor of the Stato the
title to thu great bulk of the swamp
lands therein.
Tho Orryonian last fall raised a great
hue 'and cry against Gov. G rover and
the F.oard of School Ianil Ci)innii:;sion
ers, of which he was a member, and as
serted that hit and their work was all
wrong, and had been and would lie re
pudiated by tho proper authorities at
Washington. This assault was based
on a minor decision of the Commission
er of the General J.and 03";ee, afi"Lcting
Lonly ovci flowed lands on lLo lower Co
lumbia river, and the point of the de
cision was that Oregon could not hold
these lands bocanso they wete not so.
lected within two years after the grant,
as theywero surveyed lx-for the gran
was made by Congress ia 1SC0. Theae
lands involved in that decision ere
surveyed in 1S.V1 or 1 $".. Tlio char
acteristic meanness and unfairness of
that journal was fully exemplified in
this attempt to hold Gov. Graver ac
countable for the failure tjf bis predo
cessors ttf do their duty as to" Jiesc
lands ' .
These lands on the Columbia river in
controversy do not amount to more
than one per cent, or the Mbule,
perhaps much less. Evn that decision
of the Commissioner is appealed from
the ground of appeal Ixring that as the
grant took effect in 1?C0, if not select
ed in time, there einij no adverse
claimant until it was selected by Gov
u rover, it must awaruca to l in
state, nr.d it is conGdetitly btlieved that
the decision of the Commissioner will
be reversed by the Secretary tf the In
terior. -
Gov. Ciover has Wen maligned
abused and constantly attacked by the
press of the opposition and by every
Republican stump speaker, for Lu con
stant and steady work in favor of Ortv
... a
gon in securing this important grant to
the State, which is of more vafim than
any other, except the ICth and SCtli
sections, granted to the State- for the
support of schools. The so-called in
vestigating committee was only part
of this planned abuse of Gov. Grover
on account of ttii3 wor'i, and it was ex
pected to defeat this grant by repudi
aling his work as Governor, and the
work of the Board, and also repudi
alms the just obligations of the Stale
to -pay for services rendered by other
parties in making the selections of the
lands. But after careful and honest
examination and deliberation the Secre
tary of the Interior, Carl Selruiz, has
rendered a .decision aflirming exactly
what Gov. Grover laid down as the law
nine years ago..
This decision, rendered as it is in
these days when judicial decisions are
matters of favoritism, docs honor to its
author, and is a lasting rebuke to those
ruins ot the man they have vainly
sought to destroy,
AUOl T THE t UllK !
By the way, we noticed last week
that the Mitchell Fog-IIyr-ii was espe
cially anxious to raise a "Chinee" ques
tion didn't want any Chiness fblks
around ' '
O, no ! Ihj wasn't that kind of peo
ple I .
We speak now of Mr. Eaum :
He has for several years kept one of
thesealmon5-eyed Celestials in his house
and in his own family, to the exclusion
of many a poor white girl who would
have gladly taken the place at tlu price
proflered for the Chinaman f
Mr. Baum didn't want a jioor white
girl!
Jle' wanted e sickly, opium-eating
Chinaman to cook his meals and bake
h?S bread, and thus by reason of saving
a little pittance he pandered to a hea
then element that never" should have
come into this country. '
Wm. Hemhuill 'Jones, for many
years prominently known in official cir-
cles at Washington, died on the 30th
of April. He was tho roan to whom
Gen. DJx sent the famous ". shoot him
on the spot" order. -
VtQI lA tl.tR.
K J it or Democrat . "
In a former letter on this subject I
suggested a fow thoughts for tho consid
eration of those to lio affected by this
harbor improvement nt Yaquina Bay.
Changes ore occurring every day in our
local and commercial interests'. Com
munities nro becoming more deeply in
terested in their own local it ion, and
more zealous of their commercial rela
tions and advantages, as thoy advance
in trado and traflic. And it is natural
that such bodies should muko decided
efforts to eflVetnully secure what they
have at hand, nnd open up new and
shorter avenues that lead to rapid de
velopment, accumulation of property
and increase of Kpulation. This is the
natural result of life-long efforts of men
to build up a business or countiy.
We find at this alago of our prosper
ity that incasuics aro on foot to im
prove this harbor, to enhvrgo the busi
ness area, and chenjH'n freight ; to open
trado by sea, and shorten tho routo to
tho coast. This is not speculative or
visionary. It is tho result of experi
ence. It is tho natural and substantial
outgrowth of tho condition of business
activities. As with tli'is, so with all
similar improvements. When tho wants
of tho peoplo requiio this harbor to be
improved it will . be put in a condition
to answer the demand ns soon as the
wcnlth of tho country will wan ant it,
Wo use tlio word wealth for tho reason
that no entcrpriso can bo successfully
cntertuincd until the wcifith of the
country to be- benefitted is promising
enough to induce tho improvement and
sustain it.
The principal towns in the counties of
Kenton, l-anc,I,inn Marion and Polkara
thriving and established. They are
surrounded by an extensive domain, in
which Agricultural pursuits and facto
ries could bo made to llourudi with un
surpassed profit, i ho great interest
now is agriculture. Tho wealth and
population aro hero to justify tho ojen-
ing of this harbor, and when tho jsople
can fully understand its importance, to
themselves, under tb?ir present commer
cial greatnww.it ill follow as a sequence
to this condition, to which wo havo a
ready referred. Tho present exports
and imports of these counties combined
amount to millions. Tho property, real
and jx-rsonnl, as shown by themselves,
amounts to quite !? i s,uw,u.n.i. i ins is
regarded as- one third of the whole
amount. But we will pl.ico it at $50,.
CM 10,000. Tho property cannot be
bought for that money. When we sar
that the territory we refer to is larger
. o
than Massachusetts and P. hole Island
taken together, and under prosperous
cultivation and well stocked, the sum
oi u,wir,yuu seems very small lor
such pinpertv, Iptrgn iitU- t li u w lo
the aggregate of wealih the larger pro
portion. Notwithstanding our towns
are small, eomjmratively speaking, there
is upon tho scale we present over one
hundred dollars -r capita to this impu
tation. This estimate is small, and we
desire to make it so, lent we le charged
with inaccuracy. And it is small when
we consider that Oregon is put down iq
a coruparitative statement of the wealth
of States as having over five hundred
dollars jer capita. These facts at once
suggest that this harbor improvement
inuht come. It is no individual de
mand. It is inevitable from this growth
in wealth and population. Until such
time as a opln can help themselves
they accept whatever oilers for their
comfort. They may travel for supnlies
hundreds of mile Iteeaiise their means
will not enable them to hhorten the
route. Rut when the day comes that it
can be done it will ,bc done. Look for
a moment at enterprises that arc among
the greatest of tho outgrowth of com
mercial development, among which wo
may instance, that which is attracting
the attention of governments both of
Kurojie and America. Caje Horn is to
be doubled but a short time longer, and
the straits are to Im; abandoned by our
navigators who ply their trade from
one ocean to tho other. This route is
to be shortened by a canal, or a railway
for ships, to be constructed across the
isthmus in Spanish America. This
work is going on in and out of Con
gress. As strango as JJns enterprise
appears to be now, it will bo consum
mated as soon as trade will justify it.
That tinio is at hand.
This harbor improvement at Yaquina
would found a city at the Bay, and the
demands of 40,000 growing eople
would make it a city of no mean pre
tensions. This trade would not be con
fined to the counties named in the Wil
lamette Vailed', but would soon extend
to Central Oregon that "portion that
can not be reached by railroad other
than by ono from this Valley, and that
one from Yaquina Bay. This entrance,
then, would bo . the outlet to a great
country, nnd its railroad would be an
artery to support the commercial life of
the State from East to West.
These views are from tho standpoint
of a private citizen. Having nothing
to do with politics I do not refer to this
subject in a political sense. It is com-,
mercial. in all its bearings, and should
receive the thoughtful attention'of every
citizen among us. Substitute this sub
ject for the unprofitable political contro
versies that are deadening the sensibili
ties of all who indulge in them. Strike
out and discuss it. Give it no rest, and
the subject will grow with tho counlry
and become its g:eat support. " i
- JORDAN. ,
Mb. J, H. Bates. NewsDaoer Ailvnrf b.
ni? Aq-ont. 41 Park Row fTinis UnilHino-
New York, is-autliorized to contract for
advertisements ia the Uemocsat at our
cose rates.
I From t)i Jsckstimllla Timos.)
ICT JI STICK 111! IXK. j
JACKHOXV1M.K, May Gill, 18!0.
To tha JClitor vf the J'imtt ;
"Has Ho Been Honest ?" is tho
heading of an article in the Doughm
InJrjHfnJaU of May 1, 1880, which
contains so many gross tutMreprcoouttt
tions of an aid and well tried citizen if
this pluco that it is tut simple justice at
this tirao to lay a few fuclt bcfoie tho
people, although i am awaro that it l
distasteful to Judgu Trim to seo his
namo used oven in his own defense
With the article in question is repub-
ished a loiter that appeared in thu
Oreijonumvt April 22, 1880, over the
noin id jtlume of Nemesis, charging that
Judgo Prim failed to reply to a letter
of inquiry, nddicssiid to him by Joseph
Lane, J. C. Flood, S. Hamilton, and J.
N. Barker, dated June f, 1878, and
tho ImtrjHnJmt reiterates this, among
other falsehoods. Now, as to tho facta
iu relation to this lottcr of Initio and
others. In June, 1878, Judgn 'Prim
received tho following letter, being tho
ono in question :
IWeii';iiu, June 5lb, lr7&
Hon-. I P. Puim, Jacksonville-, Or,
Dear Sir and Friend : We, the un
dersigned, ask your pardon iu taking a
liberty in writing this letter upon so
dolicato a subject. Our excuno is, wo
have tho highntt chUhmii for you and re
gard you as an upright judge, a true
citizen ana an honorable venlloman,
Humor lias slated that you aro favor
ing Fink & Cazley in tho Canyon road
contest, and Gay ley is the author of tho
statement, and an afhdavit has been
published in proof of this. Wo do not
believe the statement in ado by Cazlcy
to bo true, aud as there has been no
actual from any source whatever, we
are loft no proof to oiler. We enclose
tha affidavit l elm-rod to. Wo know
this statement is unwarranted, and sin
cercly trust you will aiithoiio us to
contradict it. With assurance of thu
pro foundest esteem, we have tho honor
to remain your fru-nd.
Joseph Lwr.
J. G. Floko,
S. Hamilton',
J.N. Balk Kit.
Tho w hich letter tho following re
ply was t in.ido l y Judgo prim, as
soon as business permitted:
Jaouomyim-e, Juno 15, 1S79.
Messrs. Gen. Joseph Lnno, J. C.
Floctl, K Hamilton and J. K Raker,
UoHt'burjf, Oregon CitsTLEMES : 1
am In receipt of yours of the Mb. Inst,
railing my attention to an allhlavit
published la tho "Independent," and
signed by Washington Caldwell
Martha TI nil all nnd DellU Pool, In
which thoy say, "Wo heard J. F,
Galley say on tho 7th day of May
1878, at Canyon ville, Douglas conn
y, Oregon, Unit ho (J. F. Gazlcy)
iiau recently received a letter from
Judgo Pritu advising him ((Jnzley)
w put up a toil gato on tho l anyon
road and collect toll, and that the
road belonged to them (tho lKxigla
CVuuljr Mi-ail Vl,Mnjr."
In reply I have only to hay that
there In not a word of truth in the
aliovo charge, o ur as any art of
mlno It concerned. .Ami at to Mr,
Gazley, I herewith indoso you hi
letter addressed to tho ''Editors of
the Western Star," dated Jackson
vine, Oregon, Juno 11th, JS78, In
which lip not only denies positively
tho reception of stii-li letter, hut the
statement imputed to hiici. You can
publish hi.H letter, which will obviate
tho .necessity of a public denial on
ray part.
I fully appreciate that your action
in the premise .was prompted by a
good motive, and I Hlncorely thank
you for the nctioii taken in my be
half. Having wrved ujsm tho Bench
nineteen yeaw and never having
leen culled upon to go Into tho news
papers, to vindicate my ofllciul or
private eenduet, you will readily un
derstand my re lut-taucu to do so now.
When you havo published Mr.
Gazley' letter 1 would like to have
tho original returned for preserva
tion. Very resjioclfully,
. P. P. Pium.
Tho letter of Mr. Gazley was pub.
lishetl In tho U'rwi Star of Juno 22,
1S78, and republished in tho Times
of April 30th, 188 . Not only this,
but Gen. Lane, on seeing the letter
signed "Nemesis," did what might
havo been expected of any gentle
man, wrote to Judge Prim acknowl
edging tho receipt of hU letter of
June 15th, 1878, fully refuting and
denying the charges mule by "Nem
esis." What more could bo asked than
was hero given by Judge Prim? Yet
this does not satisfy tlio editor of the
Indejendent, for with all tho facts bo
fore him, he still reiterates tko lying
charge, "that Judge Prim has not re
plied to Messrs. lAne and others, nor
had never denied tho charge made in
affidavit" And seemingly Intent
dnly upon showing his masters, Wil
lis and Abraham, to what depths of
infamy he can go, asserts hat Judge
Prim is guilty, because, forsooth, the
statement of Gazley Is not to bo taken
against the affidavit of Card well and
others. ' Yet tho only thing that con
nects Judge Prim with the affair at
all is the statement (if ever made) of
Gazley, the' very man whoso evidence'
Is not good when in favor of Trim. I
am awaro, Mr. Editor, that you will
say there is-no necessity to publish
this that Judgo Prim's reputation Is
unimpeachable. Yet It is but right
that tho people should know to what
length Abraham and Willi aro will
ing to go, simply because a Court, In
conscientious discharge of its duty, Is
compelled to render a decision ad
verse to their Interests, and the peo
ple should be made fully cognizant
that they are by . this ' systematic
course of lying, trying to tear down
and forever bracker the reputation of
one against whom, until now, there
has not been, even a whisper of sus
picion, in orde,r to place upon the
Supreme Bench a man of .their own
choosing. And, In conclusion, let
mo say to the friends of that candi
date that I greatly misunderstand the
people of this district if they are
found aiding or encouraging any one
who Is willing to endorse uch vil-
utnjv ' . TatJTH.
WAMllVuroY UW CtBOB.
Dr. Nowoll, the new Governor of
Washington Territory, has been a very
prominent man. In184C he was elec
ted to Congrc in New Jersey by a
huge majority, and was again returned
104O .1' A ..I . .
in ic ia. declining lurtner election lie
devoted his attention to mediciue. In
185.1, upon receiving 100 votes on the
first balloting in the Whig Convention,
for Governor, ho withdrew his name.
n 1850 ho was nominated for that
ofiico by tho Bepublican and American
parties, separately, and was elected
Chief Magistrate of New Joriey by
nearly 3,000 majority, Buchanan car
rying tho Stato by 8,000. His admin
istration of Stato affairs was character
ized by close attention to tho duties of
the oilier, and an economical aud honest
discharge of its obligations. Ho was
gain elected to Congress in 18C1. Iu
IS" 7 ho was the nominee of the Bepub.
lieai patty for Governor, making
campaign remarkable for activity and
an nblo discussion of its issues, but
failed of an elect ion the Democracy
prevailing, as is usnal, in Now Jersey,
but by a reduced majority. His com
petitor was tho present Incumbent,
Governor MuClellun. Ho will proba
blyuiako as good an officer as any one
who could have been chosen from the
Bepublican ranks, but it is almost a
sham to put tho man to the expense
of coming out to Washington from Naw
Jersey, when ha cannot hold tho office
which hat licen given him for more than
a year. Next sumuter a Democrat will
get his plaejv '
LtrOti IT t'OB Tit KM t
The Ornjonian whack away at the
Albany J'oj Jfmi. Wt see no occa
sion for this unseemly row. The Ore
jonian can't dictate, as a party organ
having been outlawed by Mitchell's
gang some eight years years ago. It
has no liuht to interefero in matters
ertainiiig to the management of Be
publican affairs; and we don't wonder
that the Albany Mitchell's Fvj Horn
ojeti!y condems the Ortyimian and its
practices.
The Foj Horn, it is true, Laa only
been established about five Months,
while tho Ortyonian has flourished
along for nearly thirty years; but age
makes no difference in this country,
The truo grit will win, and the baby
mm a.
wiuiica toj .Jiom lias it. And we
desire now to givo the Orejonian lair
warning that there is enough talent
triangular Faoer in the Foj Horn to
crush that tutiier out,' and it should
therefore hold its peace.
MiiLio ion thk ratine roisT.
The houso naval affairs committee
on the 13th lost, agreed to recom
mond tho passage of Representative
Whlteaker's Joint resolutions author
izing the secretary of the navy to ap
point a commission to investigate and
report as to the desirability and expo
diency o establishing a navy yard on
tho northwest roast. Chairman
Whltthorno has prepared a brief
written report lit advance of the pro
posed action, setting forth what
growth and importance of commerce
and magnitude of national interests Is
to bo subserved by it. The commis
sion Is of cpu ran (o designate what
point n tho coasts of Oregon or
Washington is most suitable. If this
navy yard Is established on this
coast, millions of dollars will be ex
pended In tlio work, Worklngmen,
do you want any such public works
on this coast? If you do, vote for
Whlteaker. lie has started the ball
rolling, and no ono can add as much
to its momentum as ho can.
t'OttrLIMSTAKY.
'A Republican from Benton county
pays us this compliment : "Your paper
is the best paper afloat I"
Thanks for the compliment ; and we
promise our Republican friend-that if
standing up for Democracy, pure and
undcGled, shall make the Democrat the
best paper afloat, it will continue to be
such as long as our name stands at the
masthead.
Wh.teaKer has prevailed upon Con
gressional Committees to report in fa
vor of a $40,000 appropriation for Ya
quina Bay, and for the appointment of
commissioners for the selection on our
coast of a location for a government
navy yard. To offset this what has
Georgo done t He has simply stated
that he is in favos of a narrow gmtge
railroad from this Valley to Yaquina
Bay. So says the liegister in its report
of George's Albany speech.
' t." 1 , , - ss
E. II. AuTENREtTir, the eloquent;
young gentleman who made such $
stirring speech' at tho ratification
on the evening of the adjournment of
our late State Convention, Is now
canvassing Southern Oregon. We
would like to see him come down
thjs way. How he does "warm the
wax" In Republican ears.
We see that several of our exchanges
are saying that Uncle Davy Newsome
is now on-a temperance lecturing tour
through Southern Qregon. We 'are
sorry to say that , this report is not so,
but such is tho fact." He is trying to
secure votes for Major Lord, or at least
that was the burden of his song while
here in Albany.
f Promt lis CommArvl! KeporUr.J
CttaUKESftlOftAL ElKC-TOIIA.
One of Shakespeare's characters is
made to say that there ia a tide in the
affairs of men which taken at the flood
leads on to fortune. The same can be
applied with equal truth to every town,
city, state or nation, and to which Ore
gon now is no exception ; and this op
portune time, we are firmly impressed,
is the present. .But while believing
this, we fear that by politicians it will
be deferred, or else defeated, for they
wire in and wire out, which leaves the
stranger still doubtful as to whether the
reptile went in or out. What we re
quire are able representative at Wash
ngton ; men who know something of
the Ins and outs by which to ride bene
ficial measures through tho House and
Senate. In the Senate we have Grover
and Slater, and in the House Whi lea
ker, lleprcsentative Whlteaker, for
the time in service, has done remark
ably well. Senator Slater's I into does
not expire for aotno time yet, but Rep
resentative Whiteaker's tinio expire in
March, 1881.
The misfortune of this section has
been the continued changing of its Rep
resentatives to Congress, which hardly
admitted of a Kiron ling well vetoed
in legislative affairs at Washington bo-
fore ousted by another one elected, thus
retarding beneficial legislation for Ore
gon. We thought, aud are of the same
opinion still, that Hon. Richard Wil
liauis should have received the nomina
tion for reelection as Representative
front tbia State ; aud, in common with
many others,, we would have given him
our hearty support, based on our uni
form rule of aiding in rewarding the
faithful publio servant, besides the firm
conviction that we should keep a good
Representative in Congress as long as
Mskible. Carrying out this, we believe
Representative Whiteaker should be re
elected. He has woiked faithfully, and
with marked success, for the interests
of this Stato at large, and if continued
in office we can reasonably expect great
er result and now more than at any
other time is when this State is in want
of Congressional aid.
.Mr. George, Mr. Whiteaker com
petitor for the office, we know cron
ally, and against hi character and pub
lic record, so far aa we can learn, nolh
iog can be said ; but while saying tl is
we must not overlook the very import
ant consideration hi lack of expert
ence in Congress now while auch
knowledge ia of the moat vital import
ance. Mr. George is honest, so is Mr.
Whiteaker; Mr. George is a good work
er, ao is Mr. Whiteaker ; Mr. George is
a good apeaker, ao is Mr. Whiteaker
but Mr. George lacks that legislative
experience, earnestness of manner and
age which will carry conviction to the
extent that Mr. Wbiteaker does.
Weighing the two in all points de
sirable for a Representative there can
not KMtsibly be any ersoti but will con
cede that Representative Whiteaker is
suiei ior to Mr. George in some rseVta,
whilst fully equal in all others. So that
with Mr. Whiteaker Valready acquired
Congressional cxpeiu-nce, it is claimed
by indejiendetit voters thst it is unwise
not to reelect him. There ia not a
State iu the Union but pursue this
course to great advantage to itself, and
why ahould Oregon be the exceptionl
JIST TM BtirrtKeM a.
M. C. George dwells at a great
length upon the necessity of retrench
ment and reform in the expenditure
of public money. How well has be
practiced this profession of his may
be seen by referring to page 141,
Senate Journal, 1878, where we find
him voting to create the office of short
hand reporter for the courts of this
State, which would have been of no
earthly use to any one but the attor
ney and client who may go into the
court. Tbtfs ho attempted to In
crease the burdens of taxation but
was foiled in the attempt by tho
vote of the sturdy farmers and me
chanics in the legislature, 'among
whom was Mr. Whlteaker.
The N. Y. Sun of April 25, contains
a scandal which will not only reach the
ears of the press, but will inevitably go
into print. "If it were not so the Dem
ocrat would have told ye."
This is of a Methodist preacher
named Rev. Kenney, who married a
young girl In New York within a block
of his own wife's residence I
- r-'BtftX TUB FstsiM.
Hon. H. Shelton of Scio called in
during the week, and he aays the peo
ple of "The Forks" are solid on the
straight ticket. -
And don't you forget that Harvey
Shelton will come ut of "The Forks"
with at least 200 majority 1
$'B WALLA ALLA AtifXT.
Mr. Geo. W. Caton is our authorized
agent at Walla Walla. We command
him to the good favor of our old-time
subscribers up there, and hope they will
assist him in all way to "bring out the
gruel" for the Democrat.
Ireland and Scott started East last
Tuesday to attend the National Repub
lican Convention. . Oliver Tompkins is
also en route to Chicago, and Mitchell
will hold the proxies, of the others.
Why Bays Grant will not get any votes
from fop Qregon delegation ?
Captain Doio,whe waspilofbf the
Qreat Republic when she was lost,
is now master of the old steamer
Pelican, a man-of-war on the Central
American coast, '" " ' "
to LABonmc mn x
Do You Want Clilm-so
La-
bor?
AN IMPQIITAKT QUESTION !
vnTito Asn tii c iiixr.r.
Did you see that sleek-look in'', well-
dressed geutletuan who was being in
trod need on our tilreets a couple of
weeks ago as B, B. Watson, the Re-
ublican candidate Aom Southern Ore
gon fur Supremo J udgo 1 1 f is g'jod-
looking, and all that, but who would
would want such a man for Supreme
Judge 1 This same man is an earnest
advocate of tho, naturalization of the
Chinese. Hear what the newsjisper tif
lis own town says of him :
K. B. Watson, aa att attorney in
mming suit in wiiuii ti.o rights oi
Americans and Ciuneno were at stake, a
few ycats go, not only expressed tho
opinion that Chinese coniJ Le nstural
ized, but urgca tlie tliert UJcrie ol tins
county to take tho preliminary sU-i to
naturalize tlietn. W orkingmen of Ore
gon, we ask you if you want a man on
the Supremo lViwli who holds such an
opinion tqoii question no inir(iit
to your interests ( iiy Midi a decision
your ouly hope to get rid of (.Hiincse
cotniietilion would le iroi;-, and vou
would bo outcanU in votir own lurx
while an alien ratu, degraded, in;ro-
gressire and uncivilized, would have an
opjsvlunity to beeomu ii. heritors of
your glorious countrv. Jyt no partisan
of the Chinese asKumi the Ermine, or
11 is lost. Ponder well on this tuatu-r,
ami act accoruii!"iv. nir.i.-Donvno:
Tiiwi.
KOI t OS THE Jl lt-l .
lion. Green B. Smith, of B-iitoi!
countyono of tho oldest citizen nf
Oregon, who knows the men on the
Democratic Judicial ticket, whil l.e
Is an Independent and Greenbacla r,
proposes to support each and every
ono of them. The Benton V.hnU has
tho following:
Hon. G. B. Smith gav"o ma plcxs
ant call this woclc, and in conversa
tion with him regarding tho nomin
ations for Supreme Judjjcs ho frankly
Informed us that he Intended to use
his utmost endeavors to secure the
election of the Democratic nominees.
Mr. Smith has known the gentlemen
for a great number of years, and he
pronounces them honorable and capa
ble In every respect to qualify them
to fill the high office to which they
aspire. Mr. Smith, bo it known, is
one of the Oregon Greenback Presi
dential electors, and tho .'We Is re
sponsible for the statement that he
reflects tho sentiment of the Groen
backers of Benton, at least. He will
take the stump and in every speech
will take tho occasion to discuss mer
its of tho candidates for Supreme
Judges.
who totcw loot Tut rrorLL?
It will bo remembered that the
Constitution of tho State, (Act. 13,
Sec 1.) provides that the Judges of
of tho Supremo Court, shall cvh re
ceive a salary of two thousand dollar?,
and that they shall receive no f.'es or
peniulsites whatever for tho ierform
aneo of any duties connected with
their rcrpecllve cfiiees. Now the
republican logbdatura of 1S72 passed
a law by whiehjudges of the Supreme
Court were allowed, in addition to tho
salary of two thousand dollar.', an ad
ditional bum suflk'ient to pay their
travelling expenses. This was clearly.
In violation of tho Constitution and ia
1S7S a bill was intruded to repeal this
law and when this hill was on its sec
ond reading Mr. Georgo voted to in
definitely iostpone tho bill that is
to kill it while Mr. Whiteaker voted
against killing it, thus making an
other of the many proof? that he" has
tho interest of the people at heart.
TnK Republicans of two United
State?,theCincinnati Enquirer thinks,
have gotten themselves into an inhar
monious position. Tho discussions
of tholr Journals have, if wo take
them all in all, disbarred all of tiie
Republican candidates for tho Presi
dential nomination. The people of
the country only need to go so far as
the persuasion of tho Republican
journals of tho country to learn that
neither of tho Republican candidates
ought to bo nominated or ought to bo
elected after nomination. Thero i3
plenty of Republican testimony to
show that Blalno and Sherman are
bad raeh and corrupt men.' There is,
to those gentlemen, an uncomfortable
amount of evidence as to both these
points. If ,wo may bclieytj Republi
cans no Republican candidate for the
Presidency that has yet been named
ought to be nominated for the Presi
dency by the Chicago Convention or
elected by the peoplo afterward.
WILL IT UO MOKK 11 ABH UK tOOUf
John Kelly proclaims that Tamma
ny Hall will oppose Mr. Tilden if he
be nominated.
It Is Impossible to tell wh'ether
faramany'a opposition will do more
barm than good to Mr. Tilden.
It will undoubtedly take away. from
him more or less votes,
' On the other hand, Tammany's
opposition will servo ns a strong rec
ommendation of Mr. Tilden in tho
minds of many honest men. Espec
ially will it make it easier for Anti-Third-Term
Republicans to. east their
votes for him.
I'ston roik.
I Jon. Jas. Tton, t-f T'' waa
among our callers of the week. Ho inr
forma us that Polk is "solid" this year,
and that each and every Democvat on
the ticket will get an even vete.
Tis well.
A CASD.
To the Yuhrs (f Linn Coithtj;, Or.:
O extremes : Having been informed
from a reliable source that a story U
bi?ing circulated in somo parts of this
county to tho effect that I. D. Miller,
tho present Democratic candidate for
Sherioipuid me $."00 for iry influence
or support after the withdrawal of my
name from fx fore our Into County Con
vention as a candidate for Sheriff, I, at
the request tf Mr. Miller, and in jus
tice to him on my own part, tnka this
method of contiadicting any such story,
and pronouncing it a falsehood, wher
ever it originated. Iwi'l further say
that if the enemies of Mr, Miller can
not inaugurate a Lifter iys: in r.f ckc
tioncevin:' agniist him than this ihev
had better give np the flgut, for I sm
sure t'o jis&n who is acquainted with
Ir. Miller, as almost a life long citizen ,
of Linn county, and one t f the honest
tillers of tho soil, who earn: his living
by tho sweat of hi brow, will I clieve
hint "guiify ff any such 'f.tre, even
without this refutation! tn my '.art.
Right heie I will say th'-r bus been
another tqualfy as absurd a i tory told
on h'm, whu-Ii U that I am to l-e his
depntv i:t -4i f bin !(: ior), which
story is without foundation and its false
as lh o'li;r. Why iheie t, I. are
tM ; .Mr, Miller, in connection with
iny.'s;if, i-t a mystery to me, hen I.e and
I !:ive invariably opposed eich other
for the nominstion for .Sher;!i' in our
t-oui.fy conventions. lean subt-tuiitiate
the fact that he licver got lht support'
of but Jlc out of ilnj t'i:vtn ddeg:tn
that voted fir me on tl.e first ballot,
until uftc-r The withdraw:,! . f Mr.
Charlton r.:me, and I ajn net ire but
that l.e only nceived fonr. .
Mr. ifilh-r got U li'itniiiittiou fisr
and honorably, so far as I knoir, ami I
hope that every good Democrat in tin;
ennn! v, and as many Republicans ss
conKf if-ntiouhly can, will eotim to the
polls on the 7lh day f next J one and
vote for I. D. Miller for Sueti:!', and I
am sure the- will never have eunse to
regret it.
I remain, gentlemen,
Ycur most ohed't serva:.t,
J. R. IfEtiur:.-.
Albany, Or., May 10, 1580.
a fcotitntTiax ci the ccueteei
fuLCM, Oregon, May II, 1SS0. )
ExecCtIve Omen, f
Whereas, A vacancy having oc
curred in the office of Senator in the
first senatorial district, composed of
Marion county, by the resignation of
W. P. Iyrd, senator from j-.-'.id dis
trict, and
Whereas, A vacancy having -curred
in tho office of senator In the
eighth' senatorial district comjio-srd of
Ronton county by the resignation of
John Rurnc-tr, senator from said dis
trict, and .
Whereas, A vacancy havingoeeur
red in the office of Hlalo Printer by
the death of W. IJ. Carter.
- I, W. W. Thayer, Governor of the
State Oregon, do hereby designate
and appoint the first Monday in Jane,
1SS0, as thetime to fill said vacancies,
respectively, by election and that H-.e
general election appointed by law
to be held on that day shall !e ileeme 1
a spec-ia! election for the purpose of
filling said vacancies.
In witness whereof I have h cretin -
I . , ) in net niv liana nrul rau.-.-.l
i 11
t
i h. v the seal of the 'Stato ta
19
l S afilxrd.
W. W. THAYER,
Governor of Oregon.
BV TTSV
11. P
OiiVEUXoR,
Earbaet, Secretary ef Siate.
t'OlTCISI TIOXS TO D:.tTCSr. IK I S II.
A contemporary remarks that Mr.
Tilden contributes f 10,000 to the
Duchess tif Marlborough's fund for
the starving poor of Ireland. Grant
and Rlaine's contributions have not
been reported yet and prob.ib'.y
never will le. What General Grant
'contributes" In the way of charity
and alms is invariably nothing to no
and Mr. Rlaine has to contribute ro
largely to bribery schemes uul cor
ruption funJs for his own advance
ment on tha Presidential racetrack
that he finds himself unable to ivt
anything to worthy charity or gener
ous purposes. It is not in' Ids line.
Tho very mention of Ireland or any
thing Irish recalls to him Mulligan
and his own damning letters, vh'uh
caused him calamitous sun-stroke
just before tho Cincinnati! Conven
tion in lS"u, and he instinctively
dreads another attack to prostrate
him fui Chicago. ,
What a Held for missionary effort
havo wo hero at home! exejajms tho ,
Washington City Sunday Ecjmhtic.
Think of it ? Five thousand ton
firmed colored criminals inourstreet!
Fifteen thousand confirmed colored
paupees at oar very doorjl , An hub- .
itual criminal class of a thirtieth of
tho inhabitants of tho District an
habitual pauper class of a tenth of t.ur
population! In this little matter it
might bo well fir cfWrity to begin at
home.
' L-ll, -U !i
Davenport and iveokulc, tho two
largest cities in Iowa-, voting on Moiir
day, April 19th, gave - good Demo
cratic majorities. Early list month
Burlington, Des Moines, Dubuque
and Otturawa, did tho same thing.
The Democrats of Iowa are doing
very good work this spring-.md if
Grant should be" "nominated it would
not be surprising to see the Demo
crats carry tho. State.
Thousands of soldiers and hoirs are en
titled to pensions, with pay inept l'romcjitt-j
of discharge or death, if applied for betro
January 1 . 1SS0. . Wound, accidental iu
inry or disease entitles to a Pension
Jiouuty and back pav collected. Increase
of Pension seeured. This firm estuoli.Hl-ed
in IStiti. Addres enclosing siauip, Kt
SON BROS., U. S. Claim Attorneys, Til U
Street, Washington, D.C.