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Weekly Corvallis Gazette,
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1885.
The Benton Leader in its last issue
of last Feb. 26th, abuses and vilifies
Joint Senator J. I. Lee in a very un
becoming manner, simply because
Lee, while in the late legislature en
deavored conscientiously to discharge
his dutv as a true republican and be
ause the democratic bourbons could
not induce Mr. Lee to betray his party
. and connive at the election as V nited
States Senator a democrat or a repub
lican who would disburse democratic
favors. There was such a plan on foot
at Salem among democrats who tie
sired to impose such a disgrace upon
republican members of the legislature
but as Joint Senator J. D. Lee would
not consent to the disgrace of himself
or party in that manner but voted
after a long contest, for the man who
bv decrees and without a caucus had
gradually obtained the support of a
Luge majority of his party, thus hoping
to break a dead lock and serve l.is
party, as nine out of ten republicans
would have done under the same en
cumstances. Benton County's rep
resentatives Conner and Henkle also
voted for Hirsch under similar circum
stances because they felt it a duty to
elect a United States Senator and
findin" that Hirsch had acquired a
majority of the votes of the republican
wing of the legislature they voted for
him because they feared that unless
they did so that the legislature would
fail in electing a Senator. They did
rio-ht and what almost any other con
sistent and unprejudiced republican
iv.uld have done. Such infamous
falsehoods as was told in Salem the
next day after Lee voted for Hirscl
in order to prevent Connor and Hen
kle from voting for him, to the effect
that Lee had been burned in effigy
here for his vote, ''the party who told
it knowing at the time that it was
utterly false, did not work and because
it did not work is the reason that the
Leader and its hangers on are dis
satisfied and abusing Lee for his action.
As to the other accusations that Lee
"while at Salem identified himself with
the worst rings and most grasping
monopolies in the State is only
another base lie with as little t'-uth as
the one tcld to Connor and Henkle
above refered to. The fact is that all
true republicans that we have heard
of who stood by Lee, Connor and Hen
kle in electing them are ready to stand
bv them yet for their action at Salem
in the legislature. Some democrats
who could not use them as tools
to break up and disorganize the repub
lican party are mad, because such
democrats are out of humor with them
is is the strong reason why faithful
republicans should stand by them.
How ridiculous it is for that paper
to talk ubout the influence of monopo
lies and the interests of the dear peo
ple to anyone that knows some things
of the past and present and ho v cer
tain things came about and the hand
that sustains it. It is not our
disposition to abuse any member for
their action in the late legislature for
so far as we are able to learn we grant
that all tried to do their duty as best
they could with the lights before them.
And far less should any republican be
abused who has tried to elect a straight
republican for United States Senator.
The election of directors in the
south district school last Monday was
a no little affair. For several years
past the directors elected in that dis
trict have steadily continued year after
year to employ the same man as prin
cipal in the school. Many in the dis
trict have been dissatisfied for some
time with such employment and some,
Although entitled to benefits of public
money, have refused to send theii
children to the school because they did
not feel they were doing justice to the
education of their children by entrust
inir their training to the teacher em
ployed, in short they did not feel th at
the life and conduct of the teacher
was of such an exemplary nature as
would afford a proper example fir their
children tocopynd mould the future
character of their children. This state
of feeling on the one side coupled with
the desire to elect a board who would
-dismiss the old teacher and the dispo
sition on the other side to retain the
same teacher in the same school at all
hazards, culminated in a.contest which
is seldom equalled by any button
holing and maneuvering hitherto heard
of to get voters. Mr. E. A. Milnei
was the teacher who has been so long
.employed in the school and the only
question in the whole contest was for or
against retaining him, in which all
questions in relation to the welfare of
the schoo. was lostfight of, one element
working with all their power to keep
him in, while the other side were just
as desirous of putting him out. Messrs
Jesse Huffman, Prior Scott and Emery
Alleu as directors and Thos. Bell as
clerk were run and elected by the
party who were in favor of retaining
the old condition of affairs and con
tinuing Mr. Milner as teacher while
on the other hand Messrs G. W. Ken
nedy, F. A. Horning and Wallace
Baldwin as directors with Wm. Groves
cle.-k were run and defeated by the
other faction who desired a change and
a new teacher hired who could so har
monize the patrons of the school that
all could see their way clear to send to
and patronize the school. This is a
very bad condition of affairs when we
find that the harmony and prosperity
of one of our principal public schools
in the county and the real interest
is all subordinated to the interest, of
one man. This certainly is wrong,
for no matter what any mans quali
fications as a school teacher is, if it
should be regarded by some as first
ciass and by "others with disfavor,
w henever the harmony and best in
terests of the school are to be effected,
the general interest of the school
should be regarded first and if any con-
iderable number of patrons cannot
send to school on account of some
fault tliey find with the teacher, the
teacher's interests should give way for
the public and general interests of the
hool and should seek employment
elsewhere, where his services can be
better appreciated and a new teachev
employed in the discordant school who
can harmonize the elements and com
uiand the respect of all the patrons cf
the district. The main point to be
kept in view with the public school
questions is not what teachers shall
teach, but how can we best advance
the interests of education and dissemi
nate knowledge the greatest number of
children, and it certainly is unfortu
nate that an important public view
should be lost sight of for the benefit
of one man. A similar difficulty and
opposition some years ago sprang up
towards Prof. Walker in Philomail
College which hung on so long that i
matei rially damaged the school, and in
the discord which more recently grew
up in the Presbyterian church in op
: what is generally called rough. A'
I though a mountain road, there are
farms all through the several inter
vening valleys. On the west side the
formation is largely volcanic. The
hills both there and on the east side
are low and rounded, and cfn this side
they are of a sandstone, shale and
igneous character. The bridges which
were washed away in the great floods
of two months ago were but of a
temporary character, ai they are a'
present. The permanent bridges will
be built during the coming summer.
The financial straightness ot the road,
it is thought, will be speedily over
come. The managers obtained some
advantagfcous legislation during the
recent session, and expect to do some
"ood work soon.
position to Mr. Dunning being retained
as pastor which came near breaking
up the church. In both instances we
maintained the better plan would have
been for the incumbent against whom
the opposition was waged to have with
drawn while the discord was only m
its commencement, and this was not
our idea because we had anything
against these men, but because it wa
thought such withdrawal better for all
parties interested, and time in theze
two instances has amply proven that
such would have been the wisest
course. When any man attempts to
fores his employment as teachev or
minister upon the public where any
considerable number of the people do
not want him he is degrading his
position which ought to be made noble
down to the level of a neighborhood
broil and quarrel which should be
beneath the dignity of any man capable
of maintaining such positions. By so
doing he wastes his energies, does him
self absolute injury which it is difficult
to ever regain, and does the public a
very grave and lasting injustice. We
have noticed this kind, of course in
many instances and ye, have to find
the first man who attempted to force
his emiKjlvment, as indicated, on the
public by creating a commotion in the
co nniunity who did not finally tne
his course when it is too late.
TH3 ORBGOJf PACIFIC.
Tne Track, earn. Engines, and Tonograpny
ot tae country
The Portland Daily JVeivs contains
the following:
"A gentleman who has recently tra
versed the line of the Oregon Pacific
from Corvallis to the ocean, reports
that he was much surprised to find the
road bed so perfect. Although the
final blasting has not been done, the
grade is even and regular. The rails
are of the best steel, and the passenger
cars, engines, and, in fact, all of the
rolling stock are new and of the best
make. Construction trains have re
cently commenced running again and
passengers are carried thus from Ya
quina to Corvallis. As before an
nounced, this road is 70 miles long.
The highest pass, which is over the
Coast range, is but 600 feet high. As
will be supposed, th country is - net
FROM A REPUBLICAN STANDPOINT.
Corvallis, Or., March 2, 1885
Eds. Gazette: In its last issue the
Leader goes out of its way to make a
wanton and venemous attack upon
Toint Senator J. D. Lee. The article
appears as editorial, but the ear mants
it bears convinces us that it was written
or dictated by a democratic croaker
who stands behind the screen from
that paper but who is really a powei
behind the throne but who really dic
tates and moulds such malicious trasn
through its columns and has now taken
this way of disgorging some of his
gall. However we shall deal with it
as editorial, and by reference to a few
facts show its utter falsity. We will
quote one sentence from the article
U If t nmvpri rp-r?ant to even
trust, to everplsdge made his peo
pie." Let us see. Benton and Polk
counties were deeply interested in four
local matters. 1st, Securing Extension
of grant to O. P R. R. 2nd, Con
firmation of the location of the State
Agricultural College at Corvallis. 3rd,
Establishing a State normal school sft
Monmouth. 4th, Extension of the
Narrow Gauge R. R. to Tidewater.
The proceedings of the Senate are not
yet printed, but we assert upon credit
able information that Mr. Lee worked
with unabted vigor for all these meas
ures. If so, the above declaration
that ''he proved recreant to even
trust" is absolutely and unqualifiedly
false in these four particulars. On
matters of general legislation it is
equally at variance with the facts.
Take the following four being some of
the most important questions which
were discussed in the canvas. 1st,
Reflating freights and fares on Rail
roads. 2nd, Opposition, to repeal ot
Mortgage Tax Law. 3rd, Passage of
a registry law. 4th, Amending ol
assessment law so as to secure equal
taxation. On all these we find Mr.
Lee working and voting exactly as he
talked in the canvas, and the people
may well be proud of his efforts.
Here again the false witness is ar
raigned for four more bold faced mis
representations. We feel safe in say
ing that his position on matters of
legislation has been consistent through
out. But now we come to the great
bug bear, he voted for the candidate
for U. S. Senator, which had been
named by the majority, hoping thereby
to break the deadlock which has
brought so much contusion into our
State matters, and liable to produce
many mischievous results. Of course
the objection raised to Mr. Hirsch
was that he was a Portland man, and
not in sympathy with the people of the
Valley,' but how utterly baseless and
hypocritical is such criticism coming
from a democratic organ, when the
members of that party in the legisla
ture almost to a man cast their votes
for such railroad attorneys as P. P.
Prim, I. D. -Haines and others, who
on the floor of the senate argued for
"vested rights" of the railroads and
voted against the bill of Mr. Hoults
for their regulation. The democrats
also voted Gearin, Effinger, Bellinger,
Shattuck. Kelly and others Portland
lawyers and some of them railroad
attorneys.
The pressure of an election was not
resting upon the democrats they coma
not expect to elect, but voted for the
men through purely complimentary
motives thereby showing their high re
gard and endorsement of that class of
men. They have bursted a boom
eranff at an honest and efficient hard
worker for the people which will recoil
upon their own heads with increased
force. A Republican.
things, iust before going to press however
it is learned that the teacher in that dis-
trictfchad also betitled himself by taking
the trouble to co around and buttonhole
and log roll with the voters of the district
to vote for the director who was elected,
for fear perhaps that if he left the people
to elect a director without his interference
his services mia'at not be sufficiently appre
ciated to be retained and employed in the
Ustrict. It therefore seems that Prof. Mil
ner of south district is not the only one who
has undertaken ly logro"ing Id control the
school elections of his diiirict, but tiie north
district is in the same bo.it except the feel
ing had not grown to such au exeunt. It
has been suji'eited in the past that school
teaching was be;ng brought up to a system-
at'zed profession, if so it would be .etter
aDd more d'ghlfied for the profession but of
great service to educational interest if they
were taught to leave off the the button-holing
process ajd ways of curbstone politic
ians who go round systematically to set
th'ngs up. We know nothing but what
Mr. iJennett the teacher of the noeth dis
trict is a good teacher in fact we have al
ways regarded and understood him to be
such but whea be Mr. Mi'ner, or auy cher
teacher so far forget themselves as to un
dertake in any way whatever to influence
the election of school d str'ct to ther own
advantage if teaching is a dignified profes
sion there should lie some punishment of
such a coutempt ib!e inte'-'ereuce with the
aii'nira of public schools.
The legislature at iis next session should
take this matter in hand and so amend the
school law that when auy school teacoer so
ar forgets his business as to go and set up
school elections or procure any one e'se to
do so that it shorld forever tiierrai.ee dis
qualify him from teaching. This is not
said because there is auy dissatisfaction
with the directors elected, but simp'y be
cause if teachers are to take the light of
election out o; the peop'e's hands by a sys.
tern of orgarjed button holiog it will event
ually ruin the district school where such
lebasing practices are permitted.
I take pleasure in announcing to my numerous patrons and the
public that I have secured for SPOT GASH a portion of the Bankrupt?
stocks of E. Wineburg & Co., and Mellis Brothers, of Portland, at my
, , Wwai nvT vflRa f 1 wvi of AvivacrAnl in or rAfl lift irmfi tHic. on
nexed price' list will give you but a remote idea of the m,
Bai 'gains I Have in Store for You:
375 yds white Swiss at 15cts, worth 25cts
280 yds Victoria Lawn at loots, worth 25ets
275 yds. Dotted Swiss at loots, worth 25cta
1100 yds Colored Tarlatans at lOcts, worth 25ets
600 yds new Ginghams 14 yards for $1.00
175 yards Table Linen at 25cts, worth 50
3f!0 yds White Pique, 14 yards for $1.00
1165 yds Black gros grain silk at 95cts, worth S1.50
24 White Bed Spreads at Soots, worth $1.25
23 Ladies Toilet Jackets at75cts, worth SI. 50
36 Ladies New Sprint; Walking saeqne at 2.50 worth 5.00
175 p-'ir Ribbed Hose at lOcts, worth 25cts
130 Ladies Corsets at 50cts, some worth $1.50
2.000 dozen New Dress Buttons at 5cts, some worth SOcts
60 Ladies Mull Squares at 50cts, worth $1.00
36 Work Baskets ar. 25cts, worth 75cts
800 yds Wide Embroidery at 25c, worth oOcfcs.
275 Lawn Ties at lOcts. worth 25cts
1,000 Cards Belding's Embroidery silk at 5cts a card.
' 1260 yds Wide Black Elastic at Sees a yard
12 Infants Cashimere Cloaks at $3.50, worth $6.00
130 pair Thread Gloves at lOcts, worth 25cts
300 Ladies Linen Collars 5 cents each
3S0 pair Misses and Children Hose 3 pair for 25cts
48 pair Ladies Kid New Port Shoes at $1.50, worth $2.50
36 pair Ladies Pebble New Port Shoes at $1 50, worth $2.50
75 Boxes Ladies Fine Merino Vests at $1.25 per box
eftfly-T.nrli'ps when vou visit our Store ask to see our new spring stock
of Prints, Ginghams, Shoes and Fancy goods.
A country editor, "who has been there
himself," thns describes his class: "The
country editor is a man who reads news
papers, writes on most any subject, sticks
tvoe. folds papers, makes up mails, runs
errands, saws wood, work3 in the nardv,
is blamed for thousands of tilings he never
thought of, works hard all day, helps peo
ple into orBce who forget all about it after
wards, an I very frequently gets cheated
out of half of his earnings. Ho puffs and
loes more to build up a town than any one
else, and the miser and the fogy are bene
fitted; yen they will not take his paper.
will borrow it. read it, and cuss the old
fool of an editor."
A FEW LEADERS FOR THE MEN
M. S. WOODCOCK,
A-ttornev " at - Law,
CoUVALI-IM, - - URF.CON.
SJLiA."B WOOL).
A.11 orders left at tlio Steam Mill or
with Thompson it Son, will be prouipt
ly filled.
Price per solid cord $3. 00
F. Kittridge.
125 New Silk Scarfs at 25cts worth 50cts
100 dozen Linen Collars (Latest style) 3 for 25cts
75 pair tine Shoes at $2.50, worth $4.('0
05 TJnlaundried shirts at 60 ts, worth $1.00 ,
72 Fine white Shirts at SOcts, worth .?1.00
876 A&sorted Pipes at lOcts, some worth 50cts.
We have piles of Bargains to show you, but have not space or
time to enumerate all, but shall thank you to call and we will make
it profitable for you.
IMe GASH
Jill STORE
Corvallis, Oregon.
SPECIAL NOTICE. Our new Spring stock is
now Arriving weekly, bargains throughout.
ONE MAI
PRIGS IwJi
J H. Lewis,
E. E. Kabek.
Lewis & Itaber, Proprietors.
3" Do a general Draying Business.
Orders Solicited.
Livery, Feed and Sab Stable
Brink & Wrighi:, Prop's,
Good Teams, Baggies, Carriages and Sad
dle Morses at reasonable rates.
Third Slrac between Jefferson am! Adams.
CORVALLIS, OREGON.
New Jewelry Store.
G. W. Smith,
: ...i 7...U. K-t Watnli.tnftl.-fir has Jnr.ttfirl
;n viv.m.nn..r ..- MnfnrrlM im estate otict. Corvallis.
Speeiallitteation given to repairing Hue chronometer
Am tlnuM A tine stock of watches, clocks auu ietvel-
Tainfis L. Lewis.
S.:ecp, Cattle, Hcises ard Hc3 bought ar.&
so1& aaa Goai acis iaaa? to riraiSii same
A TP AL,L TIMES.
Mutton, Beef and fat Hogs a
specialty.
CORVALLIS OREGON.
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We attended the school meeting in the
North district last Monday, and everything
went off quietly nd nothing of an unnsual
nature seemed to be on the surface except
the election of directors seemed to go off in
a kind of one sided manner, where three
candidates were running no apparent discord
however seemed to ruffle the surface of
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Dry Goods,
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Clothing",
Furnishing1 Goods,
Boots and Shoes,
Cigars and Tobacco,
Hats and Caps,
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CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES.
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