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CORVALLIS, OREGON, FEB. 21. 1805.
DOLPH'S GOOD SENSE.
Mr. Dolph may be the cold,
uncongenial man that those who
oppose him claim; he may be a
prosy orator, but in foresight and
in the exercise of good judg
ment he is unapproachable. In
these qualities he is the very an
tithesis of Governor Lord. In the
beginning of the late civil war
calls for volunteers to save the
Union were frequent and loud.
So loud that Mr. Dolph heard
them. So loud 'that W. P.
Lord heard tliem there was no
defect in Mr. Lord's hearinsr of
them.
Dolph 's ' prophetic soul's eye
looked down- the coming years
and saw himself as U. S. sena
tor. He saw himself as the one
and only man to represent the
great state of Oregon in the
councils of the nation. He rea
lized the importance of safely
preserving such a valuable ser
vant to the people in good health
and condition. No doubt his ev
ery fibre thrilled with the
thoughts of - war and that proud
ambition urged him toward the
battle field; but patriotism for
bade him risking the life of one
who was destined to become so
great a public benefactor at a
salary of 5, ooo a year. So Mr.
Dolph mounted a gray mule and
crossed the plains to Oregon be
fore the draft.
What admirable foresight,
what unassuming, unselfish pa
triotism! He is now before the
legislature, sound in limb, with
good eyesight and unexcelled
hearing, begging that the repre
sentatives of the people recog
nize in him those admirable and
essential qualities, physical and
mental, that are the requisites of
the ideal senator..
What a contrast was the reck
less conduct of W. P. Lord. At
the first call for volunteers, he
rushed into the field, never stop
ping to realize that an accident
might disable him from properly
filling some future public posi
tion. He inarched and fought,
suffering all the hardships that a
soldier's life entails. The explo
sion of a gun during an engage
ment permanently impaired his
hearing. The Oregonian very
reluctantly made public this' fact
last week and is greatly grieved
that this defect prevents him
from being an acceptable candi
date for senator. He might
miss, should he be sitting in the
senate, some of Mills' rounded
sentences or Quay's interjectory
remarks. What a calamity that
would be for Oregon!
The Oregonian of the 15th,
replying to James 'P. Braden,
says "The gold, when coined,
will bring full value in all parts
of, the world, not because it has
theSgovernment stamp, but be
cause this stamp testifies to a cer
tain weight and fineness." Ac
cording to this sort of reasoning,
the same amount of gold, if coin
ed in the same shape, but having
only the weight and fineness
stamped thereon, would have the
same universal circulation and
value that the $20-piece has.
We have always been taughtjjthat
23.22 grains of pure gold consti
tuted a dollar, and that a $20
piece contained twenty times as
much gold, or 464.4 grains. In
addition to thisthere are 51.6
grains of alloy in each $20-piece
which makes up its total weight
of 516 grains. This being true
there would be but $17. 23 worth
of gold in a $2opiece, gold reck
oned at $17,805 the price paid
by the government to the syndi
cate under the recent issue of
bonds. If "universal circulation
is the test of intrinsic value," as
stated by the Oregonian, and not
the amount of bullion in the coin,
it is very evident that the stamp
of the government is the prime
factor in tts circulation. If the
government can inject $2.77 into
a $20-piece, by its stamp, where
does its power stop in this direc
tion ? This statement clearly
disproves the idea that universal
circulation is the test of intrinsic
value, and plainly shows that the
government stamp gives to a coin
its recognized, value. . It also
shows the the value of gold is
not fixed and stable, as gold or
gans attempt to" make it - appear.
SENTIMENT NOT CHANGED. ,
The Oregonian says: "There
are those who think that popular
government would be consider
ably more attractive and inter
esting if new men. were sprink
led somewhat more freely through
its makeup. To their thought,
or at least to their imagination,
it would appear that they were
having something more to do
with their government, if its ad
ministration were not always
seen in the same old hands, or if,
when they read the proceedings
of conventions and note the nom
inations, they should find a lib
eral substitution of new names
for those of the old professional
bead-roll.
This matter very much con
cerns the republican party of
Oregon. Professional officialism
is not acceptable to the people.
It gets stuck in its ruts, becomes
unprogressive except in the di
rection of expense, lets old
abuses remain uncorrected, and
arvmires a habit of mind that
thinks of office as a personal;
right. There is urgent need of a ;
thorough shake-up and complete 1
renovation of 'every department
of our public affairs: and the;
people want men in every branch
of the service who are fit for the
work required. For this service
a lifetime of political trading and
office-seeking, a long period of
professional officialism, devotion
through tides of years to efforts
to get and to hold official place,
with no actual attention to or
effort in any independent busi
ness, are no recommendations
just now, for the public temper
is critical, irritable and unusally
exacting. The person vho has
lone held office, and still seeks
office, as a rule should be let out.
It is dangerous at this time to
presume far on the public pa
tience, and it is highly necessary
for the republican party of Ore
geo to put itself before the peo
ple free from the dictation of
political self-seeking and profes
sional officialism."
This expresses the Gazette's
idea in regard to the election of
senator at this time. The ex
tract is from the issue of March,
26, 1894; It was intended as a
call for a new deal in the nomina
tion of state officials, and from
the result of the convention and
the election, the sentiment of the
people was in accord with the
tone of o that editorial. That
sentiment has not changed. It
has been strong enough to enable
thirty honest legislators to with
stand the strongest pressure
known to party machinery, and
caused them to vote against an
old-time office-holder, although
he was the caucus nominee of
their party. Mr. Dolph has been
in the senate so long that he has
become saturated with the idea
of his own importance to such an
extent that he has lost any pres
tige he might otherwise have
had as a worker for the state.
WHAT OF TODAY?
Salem, Feb'y 20. (Special.)
Two ballots were taken today
for United States senator, but no
change resulted in either; total
cast 88. Dolph 41, Williams 29,
scattering 18. There are several
well-founded rumors afloat to the
effect that Dolph will lose several
votes tomorrow, at which time
the opposition expect to be suc
cessful in electing a senator.
The above telegram indicates
the defeat of Dolph." The tenor
of the Oregonian' s Salem corres
pondence yesterday signifies as
much. Speaker Moores m a
speech yesterday announced him
self as willing to vote for any
republican who stands on the
republican platform, whenever
the opposition signifies its serious
intention of electing'such a man.
That man will probably be Gov
ernor W. P. Lord. The Orego
nian' s Salen reporter said in yes
terday's issue:
"The only new thing in the
senatorial situation tonight is the
statement made by Lord's friends
that on Thursday he . will be
elected. Consultations on the
part of opposition leaders with
democratic senators and popu
lists gives color to the statement.
It is more clearly manifest ' than
ever that the opposition leaders
are bent upon Lord's election."
The Oregonian favors the elec
tion of Geo. H. Williams as sen
ator. Now, what about the tacit
pre-election understanding that
Dolph was to be the nominee ?
What about the "submission to
the maioritv will ?' ' What about
the "binding power of caucus?"
If Williams, why not some other
man ? If not Dolph, why not
Lord?
There will be exercises at the public
school this afternoon appropriate to the
observance of Washington's birthday.
There will be no school tomorrow.
WITH OUR LAWMAKERS.
Doings at the Capitol During
the Past Week.'
Salem, Feb'y 19, 1895.
'At the close of work Thursday there
had been 370 house bills introduced, be
ing within six of the total number intro
duced during the last session.
Senator Raley's bill for an act to pro
vide for the building of a branch insane
asylum on the lands 'selected and pur
chased by the state at Union, Union
county, and appropriating money there
for, which passed both houses last week,
provides that within thirty days from the
approval of the act, the governor, secre
tary of state and state treasurer, acting
in their capacity as a board of commis
sioners of public buildings of the state
of Oregon shall hire a competent archi
tect, who shall, under the direction of
the board, draw plans and prepare speci
fications for a building suitable for an
insane asylum building, together with
the necessary outbuildings, bams, and
fences upon the site heretofore selected
and purchased by the board. Said build
ing shall be capable of accommodating
400 patients and planned with a view to
the future building of wings or additions,
if necessary. The building shall be built
of wood or stone, and shall be of the
best materials and most appropriate mod
ern style and arrangement. The board
may appoint some' suitable person to act
as superintendent of construction at a
salary not to exceed ?6 per day for each
day necessarily employed as such superin
tendent. The board shall receive for their
services no other comp ensation than their
actual traveling expenses and other nec
es9ary expenses incurred. The total cost
of the building and all outbuildings, im
provements, appurtenances, furniture,
fixtures, and everything necessary to fully
complete and equip said brancliasylum,
together with the salaries and expenses
of architect, superintendent, and board
of building commissioners shall not ex
ceed tlie sum of $140,000. Tke emer
gency clause of the bill is as follows:
Inasmuch as the Insane asylum at Salem
is now tilled with patients, and as it is
necessary that the said branch asylum be
built immediately, this act shall.; take
effect and be in force from and after its
approval by the governor."
One of the most important measures
passed during the session was Represen
tative Daly's lieu land bill. From its
introduction in the hause to its final pas
sage in the senate last Friday a vigorous
war was waged against it. Almost every
scheme possible was worked by the school
land ring to defeat the measure, but they
found a formidable opponent in Mr. Daly,
who guarded and guided the bill through
both houses in safety. The passage of this
law will put' an end to the scandalous
operations of the band of speculators
which has been in control of the state
school lands for years, to the enrichment
of Its members through 'questionable
means. By his persistent efforts in secur
ing the passage of this bill in the face of
so many obstacles, Mr. Daly has made a
reputation for himself that is state-wide.
The bill provides that the governor may
appoint an agent to select all lands dona
ted to the state by the United States, and
to ascertain all losses sustained by the
state by reason of the occupancy of sec
tions 16 and 36, by or through the United
States government, and when such losses
have been ascertained then to select from
the best timber, or other lands owned by
the United States government, lands in
lieu of sections 16 and 36, occupied by
the government; said agent shall receive
as compensation for such services a sum
not exceeding $i,zco a year, and reason
able traveling expenses, uuder the super
vision of the governor. That all lands
in lieu of sections 16 and 36 be and the
same are hereby withdrawn from sale for
a period of two years; that the board
of state land commissioners proceed im
mediately to ascertain all losses which the
state has sustained by the reason of the
occupancy of sections 16 and 36, by or
through the United states government,
and when such losses shall have been
ascertained, then to select from the best
timber and other lands owned by the
United States government, lands to make
good such losses, and to . perfect title to
them to the state. No lands selected un
der the provisions of the act shall be sold
for a sum less than $2.50 per acre, and
the board of commissioners for the sale
of school and university lands, and for
the investment of the funds arising there
from, may sell any of said lands to the
highest bidder. An emergency clause
provides that inasmuch as a large quan
tity of this land has been actually occu
pied by the United States government as
a forest reserve and requires immediate
attention, and an emergency exists, the
act shall go into effect immediately after
its signature by the governor.
Ex-Representative Jeffreys has been
about the lobbies during the past week,
but no one seems to know for what pur
pose. He is seen to buttonhole members,
walk them about the corridors and carry
On conversation in subdued tones, and to
all appearances is deeply interested in
some legislation or appointment, but the
Gazette man is unable to learn what the
nature of his mission really is.
The joint committee appointed to in
vestigate the books of the retiring secre
tary of state, Mr. McBride, has about
completed its labors. Mr. Daly is chair
man of this committee from the house,
and Lee Beach is one of the two clerks
engaged in the work. This committee
has examined and checked 9,924 vouch
ers. The books had been accurately and
neatly kept and no discrepancies what
ever were found. Everything pertaining
to the affairs of the office was found in
splendid condition, which certainly re
flects great credit upon the businesslike
administration of the retiring secretary.
The fond hopes of Barney Martin have
been blasted. He has been anxious for
the passage of the bill to divide Linn
county, in which event he hoped to serve
the people of the new county in the capa
city of judge. For days Barney has been
flitting about the lobby, vainly endeavor
ing to get the bill reconsidered; but his
pet measure now sleeps the sleep of death
in the senate where it was indefinitely
postponed. . '
House bill No. 376, providing for an
additional circuit judge of the second
jucicial district, introduced by Sehlbrede,
of Douglas, has passed to a second read
ing and is now in the hands of the judi
ciary committee, with leave to report at
any time. The bill authorizes the gov
ernor, within twenty days after its pas
sage, to appoint a jndge, and that on
next election in 1895, he shall be elected
as other district officers, and shall act
with the present circuit judge.
House bill No. 374, by Hon. Thomas
Cooper, should it become a law, is the
result of Judge Hufford's legislative tour
in the interests of His Honor, the aspir
ing senator, Joseph N. Dolph, who will
retire to his old law firm in Portland af
ter this week. The bill will reduce Mr.
Hufford's salary from $900 to $600.
Mr. Craig's, of Marion, resolution, in
tended to cnt off all 'appropriations for
tha State University and Agricultural
College, met with a very ludicrous fate
this afternoon by being amended to in
clude the state insane asylum, and then
while the house was enjoying the fun,
indefinitely postponed. The resolution
also suggested that these institutions,
including the asylum, charge a reasona
ble tuition fee.
The Portland Oregonian very truth
fully says that "it is no special credit to
it that every essential point in the presi
dent's financial plan has been urged in
its columns with perpetual iteration for
the past two years." Nor is it either any
special credit to it that the "plan"' pre
sented finds favor neither with republi
cans nor democrats in congress. Nor is
it any credit to its republicanism, or, for
that matter, clear-sightedness, that it
constantly ignores the fact that the con
dition of the treasury is due far more to
the enactment of the sort of legislation
it used to fiercely advocate than to all
other causes. Obviously, Cleveland is
the Oregonian's beau ideal of a states
man, the essence of financial acuteness.
The condition of the country after two
years of his administration ought to be
proof positive of that If the republi
cans of Oregon elect a senator who will
vote to saddle upon this country another
billion and a quarter of gold liabilities,
they ought to move to Europe and "join
degang." Post-Intelligencer.
FIsrittOTTTH IT2K3.
Farmers are ' plowing, preparatory to
owing their spring grain.
Representative Cooper came np from Sa
lem Saturday ami spent Sunday at his
home. . The work in the legislature ia mak
ing the representative somewhat poor. Stay
with it, Tom!
Several farm homes of I'lymounth were
visited last Satnrday night hy a serenading
party of young men. The boys think the
did tine. They were treated to cake at one
place and reached home, at four o'clock in
the morning.
Plymouth is being visited a great deal by
sickness. . Grandpa Keys is quite ill. Miss
Laura Bobannpn has just recovered from
severe attack of lagrijiuo.
6. W, Cooper has been somewhat under
tha weather the last weak and hi wife is
just recoveriue from a two weeks siege of
ear trouble. ,
Plymouth boys give a social next Saturday
evening. The boys will furnish tha pro
gram, make the baskets, cook toe sapper
and eat with any lady who is willing to pay
25 cents for his basket. Hio.
Corvallis needs a chemical
fire-engine. Job's addition and
other outlying districts are prac
tically without protection from
fire. The present council realizes
the necessity of, in some way,
improving the fire fighting ser
vice of the city, but naturally
hesitates about incurring addi
tional indebtedness at this time.
It is impossible to estimate in
advance the value of apparatus
in saving taxable property. The
probable benefit to property hold
ers in the reduction of insurance
rates is more tangible, and should
be considered. The purchase of
a chemical engine would result
in a beneficent reorganization of
the fire department At present
the H. & La Co. , is in very fair
shape, but Young America com
pany, while it contains a few
good active firemen, is practi
cally disbanded. The majority
of business men consider that the
purchase of a chemical engine
would be an economical move.
There is a somewhat amusing
incongruity in the lamentation
that Dolph has been here during
a month past when the state
needs him so' badly at Washing
ton, and he could be so useful
there, followed by the stout as
sertion that he would be useless
to the state if sent back for an
other term. Oregonian. There
is a more amusing incongruity
in the claim that the state needs
Dolph so badly at Washington,
followed by the fact that he does
not consider his presence at all
necessary when so much impor
tant legislation is under consideration.-
Little Bryan McFadden is seriously ill
from peritonetis. The many friends of
J.the family hope for a favorable change.
BI,01025TT VAX I, BY.
The old bachelors have a respite from a
special school tax. So said tho judges ol
oar lyceuin.
. The late warm days have done wonders
for the late-sown grain. It could not have
been better i f specially ordered, .
A mock legislature is the programme foi
next'Saturday night at our Ijceum. "W
expect oratory to slop over.
. There are many ups and downs in this
world. For instanee, Scott King dropped
from president to sergeant-nt-arma.
John McDowell, of Turn Tm, ia visiting
with Ike Norton. ' As Teddy O'Laherty
would say, their 'hair-length escapes" dur
ing army life, were discussed with bid-time
vigor.
ffm. Galway, in discussing the bachelor
question got so mixed in his oratory that he
called forth ths remark from one of our
unmarried Dutchmen, "He gott one leg oil
two sides the fence pi schure."
"Jack," the Wood Creek itemizor for the
Times, is evidently fearful that someone
will not find out who he is. This senseless
swagger makes one think that the append
age that usually follows Jack should be
attached to his cognomen.
Oene Wood as president, Jim Wood as
vice-president, Clyde Kiger as secretary,
Miss Alleeu Blodgett as treasurer, and Scott
King for sergeant-at-arms, are the officers
that will grace the executive chairs of our
lyceum for the next four consecutive week.
We (lon't need another U. S. senator any
how, this year. There will be a republican
majority in th& Benate, and Cleveland will
stand ready to veto any and everything that
has a tendency to better the condition of
the people or retard in any way the assinin
ity of the democratic party."
There will be a fine ball at John Skags'
on February 22(1. Good music, good sapper
and good order. . Plenty of ehulte.r for
horses. A splendid good time is guaran
teed. A'l for 61.C0 per conj!e, or 25 cents
for supper. Everybody and their relatives
are cordially invited. "On with the dance.
Let joy be nuconfined."
A good republican, while talking to yonr
correspondent the other day, wondered why
the Gazette was making r.ll its attacks on
republicans. lie said, "Harvey Scott gets
a weekly cudgeling; Davitson. 't id,'
comes in for a dose of editorial bile, while
Judge Hufford gels apummeliisg that would
knock the enstard out of an ordinary
democrat."
Someone has evidently stolvn Niff Mc
Dowell's bull. (See "Nick McDonald," of
tha Times.) From accounts civea the par
ties are known. S'lmecvK: should be made
an example of, and the watchcry of thoso
who have lost or are loning cattle should be,
"Let no guilty man escape,"
Qui Vive.
An agrseable Zarativo and Keuvb Tonxc
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It Is sold on a sru&T-antse hy all drujr
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Siid is tho best Cough and. Croup Cure r .
Of a Church of England minister
cured of a distressing: rash, by
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Birks, the well-known Druggist, 207
McGill st, Montreal, P. Q., says:
I have sold Ayer'a Fan.ly Medicines
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good said of them. I know of many
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performed by Ayer's Sarsaparilla, one
in particular being that of a little
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ter. The child was literally covered
from head to foot with a rod and ex
ceedingly troublesome rash, from which
she had suffered for two or three years,
in spite of the best medical treatment
available. Her father was in great
distress about the case, and, at my
recommendation, at last began to adr
minister Ayer's Sarsaparilla, two bot
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much to her relief and her father's
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s THE TdlLOK,
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Two Doors South of Postofice,
And for the Next 80 Days will Make ,
Big Reductions in Prices"
To make room for Spring Goods. Ho
shtddy goods kept in stock, but fuitscan be
made to order from samples from $16 up.
What yon oan do now in buying
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