The Corvallis gazette., May 27, 1892, Image 4

TFIE CORVALLIS GAZJ5TTE, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1892.
TflE JOIST CANVASS
CANDIDATES ON THE WING.
OVr, Around an. Through the County
with the Candidates A Ilaud
Oitte?) Crowd of Men,
ALSEA.
The conntr canvass opned on :!ie
f 9tl at tin? WaUport scliool Iiousc.
W. C SIiepiKird was elected chairman
and Thos. Stakely, of Toledo, peoples
candidate on the legislative ticket, ad
dressed the assembly. Mr. Stakely,
like all tlie alliance orators, was loaded
with statistics, he fired figures right
"and lett, scattered sometimes wide of
the mark, but that never deters a true
alliance nian. His forte seems to be fi
nance. He wailed over the money
the government had loaned, niony by
the way, the statute of limitation had
run against and had to be destroyed.
He loudly proclaimed his abhorence
of railroad monopolies and never
once said the far west would to-day be
a howling wilderness but for the liberal
policy of the government. Mr.
Stakely is no doubt earnest, but teri i
Uy wrong, politically.
Mr. S. T. Jeffreys, a rising young
lawyer, was depressed to find fifty mil
lionaires in the United States. If his
party had continued in office for the last
thirty years the fifty millionaires would
have resided principally in Europe.
Would it have been any better for the
people of the country if they had?
Mr. Jeffreys also bemoaned the monop
olies that were crushing the poor man,
ignored the fact that three-fourths of
the railroad systems of the United
States were in the hands of receivers.
He hoped to be elected but did not
say just what he would do with the
fifty millionaires or the railroad mono
polies. The people may save him the
trouble of introducing a resolution full
of "whereas" in the next legislature.
Hon. E. H. Belknap, who has once
faithfully served this county, gave his
view ol the different phases of Mr.
Stakely and Jeffrey's argument, and
did it so completely that Mr. Bryan,
candidate for school superintendent,
felt called on to give a good deal on
the tariff question. It seemed hardly
fair for Mr. Belknap to answer to leg
islative candidates. But it takes two
democrats and one alliance man to be
anything like equal to Belkap in a de
bate. He handled his subject intelli-
.1 1 r..n-...n.. 1-1 .r nliai-n
gently anu as utuwiuj vhv.....j.
He spoke admirably on the subject of
good roads and the neceity of better
law for that purpose. It is to be hoped
Bouiothing will be done to improve our
present miserable road law, it's a huge
farce. Mr. Belknap stated that the
republican party was a party of pro
gress, history proved it, they always
found public highways, land and water,
the democrats were opposed to these
arteries that supplied commerce with
life. His remarks were well received.
. Mr. Stearns, owing to his wife's ill
ness, could not attend, and Mr In!le
' -who was present did not speak. The
candidates for school superintendent,
Messrs. Gragg and Bryan spoke. Mr.
.Bryan took it upon himself to fire into
Belknap with nis tree iraae oninuer
buss. He seemed to have a spite at his
-oat because it Lad in it a little wool
that had a duty of 11 cents per pound.
Whether it is his intention, if elected
superintendent, to treat free trade in
the public schools or is just helping
out Jeffreys, we do not know, but
Mr. Gragg said his life had been de
voted to teaching, he expected to fol-
low that as his-profession in the future.
He left political questions with those
who in some remote way might have
to deal with them. He intended if
elected to build up the public schools
of the county, and felt competent
to do it if the people by their votes so
decided. He made a good impression.
After this all the candidates stepped up
on the platform to be seen and admired
according to political fancy and early
training.
NEWPORT.
The county candidates met at the
fera house, and after the election of
-Vim. Grant z chairman, Hon. E. H.
Belknap wpeke of the protection sys
te a Lis earnt and forcible style,
uakitig finne it?Xr hits. His re
tmtk on the tited of some law in the
1ace (A tle ntt&ut on public roads,
law that would result in the improve
ment of and the building of substan
tial roads in every county in the ritate,
orw which the farm products could le
handled every month in the year to
market was well received. Mr. Belk
rap U a farmer and thoroughly under
stands their wants and if elected will
net for that class with which he is in
every day life associated.
Mr. Jeffreys had made a set speech
at Alsea, one that he had considered
carefully, and felt sufficient for all cam
paign purposes, but Belknap had so
-disturbed his line of argument and
disarranged his free trade ideas that
; he found it quite necessary to reorgan
ize on the flowery plan cf Mr. Bryan.
His preliminary remarks in which he
dwelt on the beauties of the bay, the
magnificent scenery, the lovely women
and stalwart men; he was proud to live
in a county where such sights were com
mon and all free. It was a pity to
lenrn that after all this the McKiuley
bill had entirely ruined the country
and was a piece of Republican legisla
tion,, that of all others should have
been condemned' by the people. A
change in the house of representatives
hwpd: f.Mc iln rlAmnprsjf.c liavinor a
handsome majority he failed however
to enlighten this benighted stronghold
why his party with such a fine oppor
tunity, had utterly neglected to attack
the McKtnley as a whole and had only
made slight- progress against less than
Jjitlf a dozen items in the bill which
contains over 2500 articles of com
merce. Mr. Jeffreys is no match for
the farmer candidate Belknap, now
ready and anxious to meet some one
who could discuss the. tariff. It is
pfetly. monotonous for him.
Mr. Stakely talks like a" man who
seems wound up for the campaign and
the notes on finance, musical or other
wise, fell out one by one in dismal ca
dence. It is a fact, as Dope-.v well said,
the phenonemou of our day is the
"school of despair," and Mr. Stakely
has attended that school too long, in a
county he valiantly helped to save and
make united and prosperous, he sees
the end. Unrest, discontent, financial
ruin, national degredation and the sun
setting on a once glorious country.
rent from center to circumference by
diretul influence of the money power.
Inhissober reflecting moments.howevor.
he sincerely hopes the Oregon Pacific
will secure sufficient means from those
same miserable shylocks to build the
road on eastward and thus make the
land that is now valueless worth at
least $100 per acre.
Mr Ingle said he was tied bv an
agreement with Mr. Stearns not to
. I T . r ...
speaK. xi seems it tins agree
ment was made that Mr. Ingle- would
be doing the fair thins to stay at home.
To a good many people it looks like
taking advantage of Mr. Stearns' mis
foitune. After the legislative ticket
had had their say Mr. Gragg made a
few remarks that he as a school teacher
by profession and loved to see the pub
lic schools in this county second to
none in Orpgon, and if elected, intend
ed to devote his entire attention to that
end.
Mr. Brynn saw proper to abandon
the tree trade tactics in part that h
had used at Alsea, and made a nice
speech. His remarks concerning his
hnmblo birth place on the bulks of
Yaquina river now used for a stable,
and the similarity to the place that
eighteen hundred rears ago gave the
world a redeemer was possibly a little
egatistical, but natural for a young man
who has earned the reputation of Ben
ton's democratic Demosthenes.
The candidates for sheriff, treasurer,
recorder and commissioner on both
sides made nice short speeches and the
crowd dispersed. Linnville is making
good headway, Jolly is doing fine mak
ing lots of friends that will help to see
him into office; Osborn rustled around
and spemed rather depressed, not as
sprightly as usual; Watters talks
confidently, more so than his friends,
who are anxious to swap. The repub
licans are not a bit behind the demo
crats in earnest honest work for their
candidates, The talk of using money
and whisky is in my opinion the veriest
bosh and told to effect votes as the
cause may be. Benton county has
seldom had as fair a lot of men on
both sides as are now making a canvass
of the county. No vote should be in
fluenced on the day of election bv
stories started for the purpose of
changing a few votes. T he whole
system of misrepresentation at such
times, too late to be contradicted, is a
mean, contemptible advantage and
ought to be discontinued by both part
ies on election day,
Gragg said he was not aware that
there were any text hooks on free
trade, but he supposed there would be
if Mr. Bryan was elected superintend
ent. He said he would adhere to his
first declaration that he was a teacher
and expected to keep teaching the
children the ideas of good government
and let politicians teach them tariff
after they left his care.
All the candidates were prcssnt and
enjoyed the day, and none seemed dis
couraged. It is a mighty good thing
they are all so hopeful for some will
have to make the trip up Salt river.
yAquina city.
Hon. Allen ' Parker was chosen
chairman. The attendance was fairly
good, though in no precn.ct has it
been up to the crowds that gathered to
see the candidates in years past. There
is little enthusiasm. Democrats and
republicans do not seem to care
much how the election goes.
Mr. Jeffreys had made some addi
tion to his speech, he had discovered
that reciprocity with Mexico had been
the means of admitting horses ruin
ously cheap and in competition with
the; farmers of this country. Now the
facts are there is a duty of thirty dol
lars per head on horses from Mexico,
almost prohibiting, considering the
kind of stock, and wholly in the inter
est of the farmer who raises horses.
Butwhat right has Mr. Jeffreys to
complain ol reciprocity, "free trade in
chunks," as Judge. Burnett expresses
it, if the act cheapens the price of
horses. Are not all pee traders talking
constantly and incessantly of the
cheap things for the purchaser or con
sumer and never once think of the man
who has the thing or article to sell.
Jeffreys is very unfortunate in his se
lections for entertainments such as the
candidates are now giving the people.
He was equally unfortunate when he
asked Belknap if free trade was not
good for the United States why Eng
land did not adopt a protection. To
this Mr. Belknap said "I will read you
Lord Salisbury's speech on that sub
ject, wherein Lord Salisbury said,
speaking of England and her condi
tion and the glorious doctrine of free
trade. 'I am bound to say I think
free trade has gone too far.' " Mr. Jef
freys evidently never attended the
Cobdon school or he would bo better
equipped. Mr. Belknap held his own
easily, though Mr. Bryan had to come
in to-day and assist his friend Jeffreys.
It takes them, both to make it interest
ing for Belknap.
ALSEA AND NEWPORT.
May 19. To begin to describe the
qualifications of each and every mem
ber of this party would require a per
son of much finer abilities that I. The
whole lot of candidates seem to en
joy themselves, some fishing, some
"gathering up the shells from the sea
shore," others in some out-of-the-way
comer conversing in a whisper to the
residents one at a time, some fishing
for. compliments among the fair sex;
no doubt they will get them in the
same way they get promises from the
sterner sex for votes. We were
highly complimented by the commun
ity at large as the fiuest looking body
of meu that could be found in any
county in the state. Well, we held
our first meeting and the tariff was all
torn to pieces, we all said otu little
piece and not one of the candidates
neglected asking the whole audience
to vote for him, and we all left there
expecting to get elected. One of the
party tried his. hand at navigating the
steamer Mascot, and from the way
he handled the craft the voters of
Benton county need have no fear but
he will handle the interests of the
people ju.st as skillfully.
NEWPORT.
May 20. We left Alsea about 5 p.
m. yesterday, arriving at this lovely
sea side resort before dark, where
everybody and his neighbor was as
anxious to see the pick and choice of
the county as if we had been .barnum s
museum, or Robertson's circus, (1
guess we are.) This morning we
shook and shook, we smoked and
smoked and so did many others at our
expense, and wo noticed a number of
empty soda water cases; we are not
prepared to say what the soda washed
down. The day passed very pleasantly,
part of the candidates spoke their lit
tle pieces, one that laid over night at
Alsea to get the ladies' vote on good
looks, read over the names of all the
candidates on the democratic ticket
which seemed to please them; it
pleased our side as far as I am con
cerned. I went to Alsea to get voters
for the republican party, not to find
out how handsome we are. The ladies
told us that so much several years
ago that we came to the conclusion
we are just as handsome as the candi
date that don't know the difference be
tween a Canadian horse and a Mexican
broncho.
May 21. At 6 a. m. all hands
mustered to embark for a voyage to
Yaquina City the terminus of the
Oregon Pacific, the S. S. Willamette
Valley having arrived at 5 a. m. from
San Francisco with a large list of
passengers for valley points, which we
appreciated very much as some of us
had never seen a ship enter port from
sea before. We spent a very pleasant
dav at the most western railroad termi
nus on the continent. About 4 p. in.
the steamer. Waluski, B. F. Jones
commanding, arrived from Toledo ex
pressly to move this honorable body
up as far as that lovely and pleasant
town. There we remain over Sunday,
hoping by Monday morning to have
settled the tariff on hot and cold bath
ing in the new bath house that was
built by one of the handsomest men on
the democratic ticket, (so the ladies of
Alsea voted, but only one in eight.)
about as many votes as he will get in
that precinct on the first Monday in
June.
TOLEDO.
May 23. We all mustered this
morning about 7:30 in good spirits,
especially the superintendent of the U.
S. rock quarry, who had indulged in
some kind of spirit and had overesti
mated his capacity. We heard since
that he got a leave of absence on nc-
count of the load he carried up to the
quarry. At 1 p. m. the school children
marched down the street to the Blake
frail with a large crowd of all denomi
nations following, then the politicians
told all they could about the tariff in
the forty minutes alowel them on the
platform. The school 'superintendent
gave all the points on education. The
audience is the largest we have had up
to date. We were invited to a dramatic
entertainment rendered by home talent
which would put many a fine troupe in
the shade that we have paid double
the price to hear. After the last cur
tain, decks were cleared for action and
all those who wished had a chance to
trip the light fantastic for a couple of
hours, some of our party taking part.
We enjoyed ourselves hugely.
Hero we express our thanks to the
residents of Toledo for the manner in
which they entertained our party,
nothing was left undone to make out
stay pleasant. In the near future this
town will be the most pleasant place to
live on Yaquina bay.
Politics here are rather-mixed, re
publicans, democrats and people's
about equally divided. V will be
able to tell on the 7th of June how each
party stands, not before.
About 12 in. we retired, tired but
happy; will leave this berg on the
iDonow, with a pleasant remembrance
of the social town of Toledo.
ELK CITY.
Ed. Gazette: The candidates
for the various county offices visit
ed our city to-day, and mingled in
social converse with our people.
A meeting was held at the new
school house where the political
ana educational Questions of the
day were ably discussed by Messrs.
Del Knap, jettreys Stakely, Bryan
and Gragg.
Mr. Belknap is logical, forcible!
and eloquent, Mr. Jeffreys is nl.n'n
and argumentative, Mr. Stakely,
sarcastic, plain and humorous, Mr.
Bryan is an orator, measins in his
address, Mr. Grazg is solid, clear
:md.ioiuted on educational mat
ters, lhe rest ot the candidates
Jid not speak, but mingled among
the people and 1 snnnosed accom
plished as much in the way of
making votes as those who spoke.
Bill Jolly and Dave Osburn are
fighting with the ' . aid ofV their
friends every inch of the ground
for the prize with doubts as to
who . will be the winner. CaDt.
A.
Robertson and Prof. Gragg are
said to be the most handsome
gentle men of the company.! Bush
Wilson, Ira liuuter and D. I3
Blue, candidates for clerk are
along with the party, a happy
trio, each one seeming to think he
is going to be elected, but Blue
says if good looks and qualifica
tions have anything to do with it
he will come out ahead.
W. S. Ljnville and Virgil Wat
ters are running a close race and
the people may be sure that which
ever one of these gentlemen are
elected the county will have a
good, faithful competent officer.
Mr. John Lewis, mine host of
the Lewis House, did all he could
to make it comfortable and pleas
ant for "his guests, and from the
expressions of kind treatment all
were well satisfied.
Mrs. Franklin will commence
scliool to-morrow with about 25
pupils. The school interest of
the community is increasing all
the time.
As no liquor is sold in this town
we saw no one drinking whisky.
On last, Sunday the steamer
Benton, with Captain Logan,
made an excursion to Elk City,
with a number of people on board
from Toledo and other points on
the bay.
Jnde Pipes was among the
number. The party had a nice
time and returned well satisfied
with their trip. Delta.
SUMMIT.
Left Elk Cify this morning with
many regrets, all hands declaring
they would spend part of the sum
mer at the Simpson House after
we all get elected, (1 mean the re
publicans, of course), arrived at
this place on time. What a hand
shaking we got here, a finer,
healthier set of men never could
be found in any country. The
lovely air at this elevation seems
to make our clothes fit better or
rather tighter.
. At 1 p. m. we all assembled
around the school house, as there
was not room on the inside to hold
the people. The regular tariff
sermons were preached on bofh
sides, also the systems of the dif
ferent educational branches. At
sun down every one of us retired
to their respective quarters . and
the residents to their homes
among the hills.
We had the pleasure of looking
at some of the finest horses that
can be produced in the United
States.
We are tired and sleepy, so we
will bid you good night on the
summit of the coast range. You
will hear from' us again when we
get down in the Willamette valley.
II.
P. S. Bush Wilson is spinning
one of his South Sea Island yarns.
BRIEF LOCALS.
The McDonald pants are all wool.
The McDonald pants wear like
leather.
The First Natioual" Bank, of Cor
vaiiis, Oregon.
Ladies' and children's hair cutting a
specialty at Taylor's.
A new and fine assortment of ladies
capes ami jackets at Kline's
New assortment of spring and sum
mer jackets, at Kline's this week.
The McDonald pants are the best for
farmers, mechanics and workinginen.
Would, you like to have a bicycle?
If so call on J. W. Will for information
how to get one, any kind you want.
A handsome pole, brass ornaments
and rings complete given free with lace
curtains at Kline's. See display in
window.
Those home made candies at Small
& Sou's cannot be equaled for their
delicious flavor and excellent quality.
Try them.
For the best; saw filing go to J. Win.
Will. Also razors and scissors sharp
ened. Work warranted. Try us and
be convinced.
The excursion to Independence
which the business men of this
city expected to give on Sunday,
June 5th, has been indefinitely
postponed through the inability of
the gentlemen to secure a steam
boat. For Sale. At public auction on
Monday, May 30, 1892, at 1:30 p. m.,
eleven (11) patent Oregon hay presses,
all new, with latest improvements and
ready for operation. The sale will
take place at the foundry, Corvallis,
Oregon. Terms, cash or notes with
approved security. Morris & Hayes,
Props.
The Best Baking Powder
AND MOST ECONOMICAL,
, -
Is that of Dr.-Price's Cream Baking Powder. It is prepared
with greater care and accuracy, from finer and more ex
pensive materials, competent chemists test every ingredient
nothing is left to chance. No ammonia, alum or other
adulterant taints this purest of human food products.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder is the embodiment of all
the excellence that it is possible to attain.. It is always,
uniform and reliable and retains its full strength until used.
It. is not: only-more, economical because of its wonderful
raising power; but by reason of its greater bulk, the cans
being much larger than the ordinary kind; it will go -farther
and do better work. It never disappoints. Dr. Prices
.is the only baking powder that contains4ke whites of eggs.
COLLEGE NOTES.
The new president of the college, Dr
John M. Blosa, as expected to arrive next
Monday and to take up his duties immedi
ately upon arrival. Every one is wound np
to the highest pitch, and we all hope and
trust that we shall have the best of presi
dents, lie is to be introduced to his com
rades of the G. A. II. and to tko people if
lien ton county by hi3 address on decoration
day. !
The graduating class of 1S92 is quite
large, being the largest for several years.
The class contains the following stndents ;
in the four-years course, Misses Avery,
Denman, Louis, Stewart, Horton and Wag
goner; in the three-years course, Misses
Chandler, Davidson, Hoguo and Messrs.
Storms, - Scott and Martin. Miss Avery
will be the valedictorian, and Miss Louis
and Mr. Scott the salutatorians. There
will be lively times at the end of school,
judging from the amount of preparations
that are going ou among the seniors and
juniors. The programs of the junior ex
ercises will be quite original, a picture of
one of the old trees close to the college be
ing the frontispiece. It will serve as a fine
souvenir of the many pleasant hours that
most of the juniors have passed around it.
A bunch of wild marguerites, the class
flower, will be engraved on the back of the
cuds.
The excursion to Portland last Friday ou
the Wm. M. Hnag was very successful, be
ing attended by about 75 students. We
left Corvalli3 at 5 o'clock Friday morning
and reached Portland about 2:15 p. m., but
before landing the steamer laid alongside of
the two men of war, Charleston and Balti
more, and the crowd visited both. They
were very fine looking vessels and it was
worth all the money just to see them. The
officers and men were exceedingly kind and
accomniodatiig, showing visitors all over
the ships. Every body ha.i a very enjoyable
time, especially ou the return trip. There
was a kodak camera on board and there
were quite a number of fuuuy incidents re
corded by it. The steamer on the return
trip left Porrland at 8 o'clock Saturday
morning, and reached Corvallis about 11:45
p. m. It took all day Sunday and most
all day Monday to get over the effects of
the trip, The results of the excursion
were noticeable on quite a number of the
students on Monday, some of them falling'
a3leep in class; but the professors made
due allowance and now every thing is all
right again,
The college ball nine expect to play with,
the Albany club at Ljons on June 4th, and
no doubt they will do their best to give the
Albany's a good game and make them work
for their victory, provided they get one.
Xe::t Saturday there will be a game with
some nine, but just what one is not yet
known for certain, probably the Albany
college nine.
Last Wednesday the grauge came up
from Albany and , went over the different
departments of the coilee, remaining
on the grounds about two hours. Thev
also saw the cadets diibing and from all
appear.mces they went away well satisfied.
Badly Injuiied. Last Saturday,
"Tood" Stroud, who lives in the Soap
Creek d istrict, came to Curvallis and
promptly went on a learsng spree. To
ward morning on Sunday he started for
hamein an almost helpless state of in
toxication. When near Joseph Bryant's
place not th of this city he was either
thrown from his horse or fell from it in
consequence of his drunken condition.
Some time afterward he was found by
two men, and Mrs. W. A. Wells, of
Wells station, coming along a few tnon
ents later, her buggy was used to con
vey the injured man to Bryant's house,
where medical aid was summoned and
everything possible done to relieve his
his suffering. The physician found the
man badly shaken up and bruised but
thinks that with good care he will pull
through all right, as no bones were
broken.
C. A. Loud, formerly a resident of
Corvallis and proprietor of the Little
Band Box barber shop, but who has
been making California his home for
the past two years, has returned to
Corvallis with his wife and family.
Tne earthquake district was too much
for them and they think Corvallis is a
pretty good place after all. Mr. Loud
was the "Dr. Carver" of Corvallis; he
could nip a bird on the wing with more
accuracy, and bring in a longer string
even than ph Job. He has secured
the room next to the People's grocery
store where he expects to open a barber
shop in the near future.
Mrs. Mary Liese, of Kansas, will ad
dress the people of Coavallis next Fri
day evening on the aspect of political
affairs. She is speaking in the interests
of the farmers' alliance and has an ex
cellent reputation as a speaker.
Buggies and Carriages. All persons
wanting a nice buggy, carriage, hack or cart
will do wed to call at the Corvallis Car
riage and Wagon company's factory and ex
amine, before they are painted, the nice,
first-class material which is being put into
the vehicles. By so doing, you can save
money and get a good, first class, durable
job. All work warranted.
for infants
"Castori aiseo well adapted to children that
I recommend It as superior to any prescription
known to me." IX. A. Ancmut, LI. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, K. Y.
"The use of 'Castoria is so universal and
Its merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach."
Cahlos BlinTYN, D. D
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Beformed Church.
This Centaur
TO BE GIVEN AWAY
.k.TJ Gr 0"sEs XS, ."..002.
1 Gen'ts Fine Sold Watcl), Value - $75.00
1 Boy's Silver Watch, Value - - $17.50
With each cash purchase of 5 you get a
ticket for the drawing of the gent's gold
watch.
With each cash purchase of $1 you get a
ticket for the drawing of the hoy's silver
Watch.
Headquarters
a oltp
From the Clothing Business,
And we are
close
This Season and are
Any Dealers Wishing to Buy a
Quantity of the Same Will
do Well by Calling
to see us-
STOCKS CASH STORE.
and Children.
Castoria enres Colic, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promote (&
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
For several years I have recommended
your ' Castoria, ' and shall always continue to
do so as it has invariably produced benefloiaj
results."
Edwin F. Pardes. M. IX,
The Winthrop," 125th Street and 7th Ave,
Now York Citjt
Company, 77 Murray Street, Nkw York.
fcr Clothing.
1Rp1hi tHi n a
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