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Weekly Corvallis Gazette, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1S84. Our Ticket. FOR PRESIDENT, JAMES G. BLAINE, of Maine. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN, of Illinois. For Presidential Electors: D. P. THOMPSON, of Multnomah; J. C. LEASURE, of Umatf'la; WARREN TRU1TT, of Polk. THE NEW ELEMENTS IN PRESIDENTIAL CIRCULATIONS. The redistribution of political power made by the last Census, as well as the recent changes in politics, render a revision of the old Presidential calcu lations necessary. The electorial College of 1872, based on the ninth Census, contained 366 votes. The ad mission of Colorado in the centennial year increased the number to 3G9. In the Presidential election of that year it was decided that Hayes had 185 votes against 184 for Tilden. In 18S0 the number of the Electorial College being Still 369, Garfield obtained 21 -I votes to 155 for Hancock, though by the popular vote the former bad only a plurality of 3,834. Under the tenth Census the Electorial College has been increased from 369 o 401. This time 201 votes will be required to elect the President of the United States. The adjustment by which the Elec- -torial College was increased from 369 to 401 members, was about as fair as could have been devised. The number of the members of the House was in creased from 293 to Ine new seats, 32 in all, were nearly equally divided between the North and the South, in proportion to population. The Electorial College is based on the numbers of the Senate and the House. One elector is allowed for each Senator and Representative, which bri. gs up the total number to 401, as already stated. But any calculation based ex clusively on the vote of 1880 must necessarily prove defective for two reasons: (11 The redistribution of political power; and (2) the political changes that have since taken place In 1880 Garfield carried eighteen States and had a plurality in one. Hancock carried seventeen States and had a plurality in two. The State majorities in the case of both candi dates were very small. The largest majority which Garfield had was polled in Massachusetts, namely, 48,008. Hancock's largest majority was in Texas that is to say, 67,400. The off-years developed no new move ments in politics. The off-years in the preceding interval brought on the scene in some places the Workingmen's party; and in others the Greenbackei's. Hard times, such as these were, stimu lated the former into activity. The country had fallen into a stagnant con dition as the resrlt of the speculation which preceded 1873. The contraction necessaiy to reach resumption closed out large masses of improvident debt ors. The Greenback movement was one in the interest of that class. They made a fierce struggle for inflation by which they could have scaled their debts. But resumption became an absolute financial necessity and they weie forced one side. Finally the Workingmen and Greenbackers coalesced. But as they had nothing in common these united factions made no headway. As a matter of fact incon vertible paper is the most complete de vice ever invented for cheating labor of its rewards. But in the off-years this time, in stead of the formation of third parties, the Republicans began to develop one of their hereditary tendencies, so to speak, of sumptuary laws. They be came committed to Such legislation in Kansas. Iowa and several other States. The result was a new Democratic Tidal-Wave, which removed several States from the Republican column, arrested the tendency in the United States Senate to a Republican majority, afterwards secured by a mere political accident, and gave us a large Demo cratic majority in the House. But in later political contests, the Republicans have laid aside the notion which brought them nothing but defeat. Since then the Tariff, which both parties for a long time rather evaded, has become a living positive issue. The Republicans distinctly uphold Protec tion, as the majority of the Democrats lean toward Free Trade. The question is much better understood now than in former years. It was indirectly an issue in 1880, but even in that shape it is supposed to have largely con tributed to the defeat of the Democrats. The indications are that it will exercise a more potent influence in the struggle before us. Large masses of Working- men are alarmed at the prospect of a reduction oi their wages to tne European standard, as a consequence of the free trade proclivities of the Democrats, provided they should gain supreme power. This issue is large enough to be decisive of the contest. But there is not the least use in specu lating now as to the exact effect that it is going to have ra the present dignment of parties. The Republi cans, however, naturally expect large accessions to their ranks from Demo cratic art'?ans and laborers everywhere. There is certain to be much chang ing about. Georgia is not nearly so rampant about Free Trade since she began to manufacture cotton. A change of sentiment of like character is observable in the Carolines. Louis iana has long had a strong tendency in the same direction. The Democratic majority in Florida is very small and declining. Northern people are filling up the State. The Mahone defection has weakened Bourbonism in Virginia, On any fair survey of the "situation'' it must be conceded that the Demo cratic party is not nearly so well con solidated in the South as it was in 1880. i!ut there is a number ot tares upon which it can still confidently reckon, They are appended with their elec torial votes: States. VoTii iStaiks. Votes Ala ran lOlM'sMuuri 16 Arliamras ftNbrih C.-.rolina Delegare Slboath Carolina Georii'a 12 T;nnes?ee Kentucky r.iTexas 13 Marv'and 8' Virginia 12 Mississippi 9' Total lu. On the other hand there are certain States which are morally sure for the Republicans, as follows: States. Colo-. Co. . . JUvois Iowa Kansas Maine . . . VOTtS. STATE!. Vo'Ei. U Minnesota 7 "2iNebraak? 5 13i New Hampshire 4 9i Pennsylvania SO CilUioue Island 4 Massachusetts "-Vermont 4 Mie'.U''iin 13tWiseousin ?1 Oregon 31 - Nevada 3ITotal TSl The States iu which the battle is to be really fought are the following: States. Votes-. States. Vot.. Connecticut ; l'i..j il,. 4 luiaiia 1.5 1 Louisiana 8 New York 36 New Jersey Ohio 2h West Virgira 0 California 8 Toal 1-5 If the tariff is to have the effect, which if properly understood, it will surely exercise, it ought to add to the Republican column the following States: Static. Vot.-5s.Sta .s. Votf.s. Connecticut 0 Lou'sbm" 8 Ohio 23 New Jersey it Ca&forirtk 8 West Virgin1 6 Florida 4 foia' 64 That would of course give the elec tion to the Republicans. The indus tries and products called into action in these states, n favor of the Republi cans, will be general manufactures, wool, coal, fruits, wine, bcax, olive oil, raisins, quicks;'ver, sugar, silk, lumber. Reducing the whole question to the ultimate analysis, it may be said that the Republicans can win either with New York or the Pacific States. But the Democrats cannot win without New York. Nobody, it may be said, ever knows how the last mentioned State is going. It seems to take a delight in killing off the political prophets. The individuals who pro fess to tie able to carry it never do; at least this always appears when : a chance is offered to measure thei alleged power. .S. F. Bulletin. At a meeting of the house com mittee on appropriations recently, the following resolutions, offered by Ran dall, was adopted, as an amendment to the general deficiency bill, by a vote of 6 to 3, a party vote of those present: "That no senator, representative, or delegate in congress, or senator rep resentative or delegate elect, and no officer, clerk or employee of the United States, or any department, branch or bureau thereof, or any person receiving any salary or compensation from moneys derived from the treasury of the United States, or any contractors under the United States government, shall give or hand ovr to any person or persons, directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing, on ac count of or to be applied to the pro motion of any political object what ever; that any person guilty of a vio lation of this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on con viction thereof, be punished by a fine of not exceeding $5000, or imprison ment not exceeding a term of three years, or by both fine and imprison ment, in the discretion of the court. TILDEN DECLINES. In his letter to the chairman of the democratic state committee, New York, he says: "At the present time the considerations which induced my action in 1880 have become imperative. I ought not to assume a task which I have not the physical strength to carry through. To reform the administra tion of the federal government, to re alize my own ideal, and to fulfill the just expectations of the people, would indeed warrant, as they could alone compensate, the sacrifice which the undertaking would involve; but in my condition of advancing years and de-i clining strength I feel no assurance of my ability to accomplish those objects. I am therefore constrained to say definitely that I cannot now assume the labors of an administration or of a canvass, undervaluing in nowise that best gift of heaven, the occasion, and the power sometimes bestowed upon a mere individual to communicate an impulse for good. Gratified beyond all words to my fellow countrymen, who would assign such a beneficent function to me, I am consoled by the reflection that neither the democratic party nor the republican, for whose future that party is the best j8arantee, does not now nor ever can depend upon any one man for their successful continuous progress in the path of a noble destiny. Having given to their welfare what ever of health and strength 1 possessed or could borrow from the future, and having reached the term of my capacity for such labors, as their wel fare now demands, I but submit to the will of God in deeming my public career forever closed." This letter of Samuel J. Tilden re fusing the democratic nomination for president is regarded by representatives and senators of both parties as the most important event of the impending campaign. The enemies and the friends of the sage of Gramercy unite in admiration of his last will and tes tament to the public. Republicans as well as democrats concede that his letter is a fitting and appropriate end ing to a career that is unprecedented in the history of American statesmen. Tilden's declination leave i the demo crats truly at sea, as regards the selec tion of a candidate, and it involves the convention which will assemble at Chicago next month with interest wholly unexpected. His refusal to be a candidate also inspires the friends of Blaine with renewed confidence. They aver that Tilden's declination was caused in part by his knowledge of the strength of Blaine as a popular candidate, and in support of this assertion they present the fact that the ex-governor permitted state after state to declare a preference for his nom ination, and held back his letter of re fusal until after the nomination of the republican ticket. The democrats ridi cule this assertion, say that Tilden was their strongest candidate, and explain that the old man's withdrawal was withheld, naturally, until the time when the action of the party in the different states made it certain that he could have been nominated by accla mation. There are a few enthusiastic Tilden men who refuse to accept his declina tion as final, but these persistent gen tlemen do not know the fabric of which the old leader is made. In 1880, after addressing his letter of declina tion to the Cincinnati convention, there was some talk of forcing the nomination on him. Tilden then telegraphed to his friend, Daniel Man ning: "No friends must be allowed to cast a doubt on my motives or my sincerity." Tilden refused to take the nomination in 1880 because Thomas A. Hendricks declined to accept the nomination of vice president, render ing the old ticket impossible. Hend ricks, for months past, has longingly hoped for the vice presidency nom ination, and Tilden now has his re venge. No democratic tears will be dropfied over tlje grave of the Indiana politician. There is no time since the war when the democratic party presented a more bankrupt appearance than it does since Tilden declines the nomination for president. What the party intends to do under this bereavement is not yet known. It has a miscellaneous assortment of candidates in reserve, such as Ban Butler, Cleveland, Bayard, Thurman and others, not one of whom in any Lense can be regarded as wonder-worke s. There is clearly a dearth of men and prnciples, and time may lead to curious results. The dem ocrats have for some years professed to have a political wonder in the peisonof S. J. Tilden, but since his positive re fusal to accept the nomination they are like a ship at sea with a broken rudder. In his letter he says "the presidency his no illusion for him." The posi tion he has taken, although somewhat unique, is evident 1 candid. It will be remembered that during the greater part of his term in the state department Blaine was watching at the couch of the wounded Garfield, and that nothing in the shape of paper could be signed by his dying friend. During the six months he was in the state department Elaine, because of Garfield's assassination, gave little or no attention to his duties. Some of the democratic leaders are doubtful of pushing these records, and calling at tention to the pathetic features of Blaine's attendance at Garfield's bed side, as it may start boom in the wrong direction, especially as there is li ttle doubt, if Garfield had lived, that Blaine would have raised a great breeze over the imprisonment of American suspects in England. Cm6. fim?i INDEPENDENCE FOREVER! Caution appears to characterize the actions of all New York business men now: Few ventures are making other than legitimate, and the general mer chandise markets therefore present rather a quiet appearance. Many be lieve that the trade of the summer months -vill be greater than usual, but with the political campaign in prospect it is doubtful if a material improve ment in the business situation will occur until the excitement has subsiden and fall 'requirements manifest themselves. The rapid payment of the national debt is something marvelous, and shows what mighty resources the American people possess. It is now seventeen years and a little over since the debt reached its highest figures. On July 1, 1866, it was $2,773,236, 173.69. At the end of tdttve years, under the beneficent publr financeer ing by the republican party, it had been reduced, July 1, 1878, $517,020, 281.16, leaving the standing liability still over $2.000,000,000 $2,256, 215,892.53. On July 1, 1883, it had been half met and a larger reduction made in its interest rate. In twenty years the great debt contracted for the preservation of the Union will be vir tually wiped out. Ex. For tne BeneSi of the Pacific Coast. Washington, June 16. In the senate this morning Slater offered several amend ments to the house river and harbor bill, by which the appropriations were r.Etsed to the amounts asked for by Mr. George. When the bill was before the house committee, it will be remembered, that committee cut off nearly a'l the appropriations recommended by the engineers, in order to keep down the total of the bill. Among Slatei's amend ments was one for improving Coos bay 50,- 000; for improving the mouth of the Colum bia river, 100,000, and for the Coqnille river, $15,000, none of which was allowed by the house amendments. They were all referred to the committee on commerce. Senator Miller introduced an amendment to the deficiency bill, which was referred to the committee on appropriations, appropri ating $458,434 to pay the state of California 5 per cent, of the net proceeds of sales of public lands prior to June 30, 1883. A bill to encompass the same end has been favora bly reported to both houses by the commit tees on public lands. TheivliiB Fishermen. Astoria, June 16. As the fishing sea son approaches its close, the river pirates among the fishermen are beginning to show their bands. A night or two since four Greeks forcibly took possession of a net be longing to two Scandinavians. Their boats drifted on Sand island, where the Greeks attacked the other men with knives and re volvers. One named Mettlin was stabbed in the left side and on the right shoulder, and was shot in two places with a revolver. The Greeks got away with the net, and Carlson, Mettlin's partner, brought the wounded man to the Astoria hospital, where he now lies in a critical condition. To-day news comes that Salvo, a fisher man, finding his boat in the breakers; cut his net to save his life. Three Russian Finns picked up the drifting net in sight of Salvo and his boat puller. Salvo demanded his net, offering the Finns all the salmon caugnt in it. ineir refusal to give it up led to an attempt to take it by force, which resulted in Salvo and his man being thrown overboard, and one Finn receiving a gunshot wound. The men thrown overboard were picked up by another boat. The Report to be Modified. Washington, June 17. Charles Francis Adams, representing the Union Pacific railroad, with the chief bookkeeper of the company, had an interview to-day with the secretary of the interior and the commis sioner of railroads in regard to the report upon the financial condition of the com pany, prepared by agents of the road and bureau for transmission to the judiciary committees of the senate and house. The company claims the associated report did not correctly represent the financial condi tion. The secretary, upon hearing their arguments, decided that the report should in some respects be modified. Crown Mower. The latest and best mower in the market for the money, at Woodcock & Baldwin's. Grand Celebration at Corvallis, Or., July 4, 1884. Invitations are being extended to the people of all the r.eifhborine counties, cities and towns, inviting them to meet with the people oi Benton county, tor me purpose oi ceieDrating in a becoming manner, the 108th. ANNIVERSARY 01 American npepnwdenge?3 No efforts are being spared to make the coming Celebration far eupass anything of kind ever before held in Benton County. In addition to the interestine exercises of thn day, there wiH be a Pioneers' lteunion at night, Camp-Hre, Speeches, etc. To close with. A Grand Ball by the Fire Companies. PROGEAMMEE OF EXERCISES: A Salute of Thirteen Guns at Sunrise. Grand Procession at 9 o'clock, .A., VT., Consisting of the legular Liberty Car with its Goddese and fair rep resentative of the various States and Territories; Parade of Military, Firemen, Pioneer and other Civic Societies. tno Ooxx t House IFtils., Prayer, by the Chaplain, Rev. J. R. N. Bell. Reading the Declaration of Independence, by Hon. W. S. McFadden. Oration, by Hon. R. P. Boise. Singing Prtiiouc Airs, by prominent vocalists. Bask.et Dinner, Everybody invited to come prepared. Fioans' Contest Fool Races, Sack Races, Etc, He, The Committee OiTer a Valuable piize for a Foot Race by Pioneers over 50 years of ae,e, who came to Oregon p. ior to 1353. In the evening the Pioneers1 Camp Fire will lighted and speeches made by prominent Phoned s. The exercises of the day will be inter spersced with music by the Independence Brass Band. THE MUTUAL SELF-ENDOWMENT TSTD BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. Grand Central Office removed to Fort Worth, Texas. SAM CUNDIFF, President. B. W. BROWN, Vice-President. E. M. MACY, Secretary. A. W. MOF.1USON, Treas. Chartered under the laws of the State of Texas. June 11th, 1881. Cnpyrhfl t secured by fiHrg title June 11, 18S1, in the office of the librarian of Congress, 1). C. PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT, OFFICE: No. 7 Powell St. Corner Market. San Pranciseo- OFFICERS: O. C. WHEELER, DI). LLD., President. W. H. WARD, Vice-President. W. E. TAYLOR, M. D., Medical Director. J. N. RUSSELL, Sn., Superintendent. J. N. RUSSELL, Jh. Secretary. CALIFORNIA SAVINGS BANK, Treasurer. CAPT. J. N, LEONARD, State Supt., Portland, Or. The object of this Association is to provide endovmens for living members as well as benefits for fmiJizs of decepsed members, at the least cos consistent with perfect security, by issuing endowments as well rs death benfit certificates. The plan ciiihcaces two form?, lite and death. One pays at the death of a member, and the othe pays in five equal instal1 merits diuhiir life. The association is oeratcd on the mutual plan. It lies no stosk hclders U absorb its earnings, and no trustees among: whom to uivide its surplus. The total membership nf the association now amounts to nearly ten thousand with a stT'ly in irt-v- ? erch month. The association has disbursed to date :?"294,4ir,70 in benefits to the lc:itees of det eased num bers, and on maturing coupons. Is loaning from ten to fifteen thousand per month to lr in member. REVIEW SINCE ORGANIZATION, Paid Legatees .... Loaned on first matnrinsr Coupons Home Office Loaned on first maturing Coupons Department Offices Total - - $310,774.63 Agents Wanted in every county of the Pacific Coast. F. M. JohnSOn, Besident Agent, - - Corvallis, Oregon. $ 129,00(5,01 lfi2,821,5tf 18,947,05 The Direct War Tax. Washington, Jnne 17. Secretary Fol ger to-day sent a letter to the house com mittee on claims, recommending favorable reports on all bills designed to return the direct war tax of 18G1 to those states and territories that had levied it. He enclosed a letter from First Comptroller Lawrence, in which the legality of the proposed mea sures to refund this money was affirmed. Mr. Lawrence thinks congress ought to re pay all money collected by tax, and release those states which are still in arrears. Two bills are now pending before congress, one by Henley and one by Miller, relating to money due the Pacific coast. Under the report made by Secretary Folder, there are due the following amounts: California 247,941, Nevada 4)92, Oregon 35,140. The propriety of making the recommenda tion not only received the sanction of the secretary of the treasury and Comptroller Lawrence, but was recently the subject of action by the entire cabinet. Several mill ion dollars will be required to pay what is due. John Mullen, attorney for the states and territories to whom these amounts are due, says none of the bills will probably pass this session, but that next winter all will be acted on favorably. Washington, June 17. Secretary Teller has modified the government exports' re port on the Union Pacific sompany, and the officials of the road now declare themselves better satisfied. The point of difference is understood to be that the experts failed to place among the assets certain amounts due the company. Counsel for the railroad, it is said, convinced Secretary Teller that these sums are clearly assets, hence the modification. The reports as modified will be considerably more favorable to the road than the original draft. Threshers, horse and steam power, the old Buffalo Pitts, never excelled and stilt ahead, at Woodcock & Baldwin's. Tne Mexican Treaty. Washington, June 17. In the report accompanying the bill to carry into effect the Mexican treaty, prepared by Hewitt and reported from the ways and means committee to-day, the committee says it has been feared the sugar industry of Louisiana might be unfavorably effected by the free admission of the raw Mexican sugar, anil that the profits of tobacco culture might ultimately in the same way be effected. When it is considered that Mexico at pres ent does "not raise sufficient sugar for its own use, and that its tobacco is of a quality which does not interfere with the product of the United States, but, on the contrary, would advantageously supplement it and replace tobacco which is now imported from Cuba, the objection therefore arises rather from apprehension in the development of Mexico in the production of those two articles than from any considerable im portation at the present time. The pros pect of interference is evidently too remote to weigh against the advantages which will accrue to the United States from the ad mission of our manufactures, free of duty into Mexico. Mexico is the gate through which this country will find its connection with the Central and South American states. The time has already arrived when we must adopt the continental policy of laying the foundation bruad and deep, in mutual in terests and intimate commercial and political sympathies. The Monroe doctrine must be asserted, and enforced. It is essential for our safety, as well as our growth, that we shall exercise a controlling influence on the affairs of the western world. It may not be desirable that we should extend the limit of our sovereignty beyond onr own borders, but every measure which tends to establish closer relations with onr neighbors, to create mutual interests, to develop common hope and sympathies, and to tie us more closely together in support of the principles of free government and progress of human liberty should be encouraged. It is for this reason that the treaty with Mexico marks an era in the progress of the western' world.