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Issued Every Tha'-s lay M-irninif by The Gazette Pub'isiiiig Co. fi. W. JOHNSON,- Uusiit- Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Per Tear. i 00 Six Months, I 00 Three Month. 7 Riazls C.iiiea 05 Per Year, (whan not paid in lv.utou) 3 SO CORVALLIS. OKIGON. FLIli. 2 ). 18'Jtf. NOT AN IDLE SCARE. There is an organized effort afoot to down Mitchell. and Her mann in Benton county. Pre posterous as the idea, may seem to those who are aware or the overwhelming sentiment in fa vor of both those gentlemen, the scheme is not a:i impossible one. It can only safely be frus trated by determined and intelli gent actions of republican voters lat the primaries. Send no Idoiibtlul delegate to the county invention. The people are of- en misrepresented not irom heir lack of intelligence, butbe- ause of their carelessness. It not too early now to begin dis- ussing the proper men to repre sent your precinct in the conven- on. It is not necessary at this time explain why Benton county Ivors benator Mitchell ; and pngressmau Hermann. It is hough that it does so. What now needed is care that the bsires of the vast majority be bt thwarted by the trickery of Inning politicians. Wire pull- s have a variety of means for -Jcomplishing their ends. They are not narapesed by conscienti ous scruples. Success is their heaven and failure their hell. They are in politics for revenue only. To manipulate the party machinery against the party's own candidates is '. to them but the most refreshing joke. A few Benton county opponents of Mitchell and Hermann are sim ply puppets controlled by shrewd er and more powerlul men They, however, have their little tncks and will work them for all they are worth. They will attempt to trade the .nominations for county offices for the delega tions to the congressional and state conventions. They are not asleep. It is . very probable, however, that they will discover that the republican voters are pretty early risers themselves. Voters are discussing the prospects for a lively political campaign this spring. Two years ago there was a general expres sion in favor of a clean, harmo nious campaign, devoid of un pleasantness. Glee clubs were organized and we had some nice music, recitations and speeches, and everything gave evidence of brotherly love. Republicans and democrats gazed at each other with affectionate eyes and all went merry as a Philomath dance until the canvass fairly opened. Then the music and speaking still continued, but they were minor notes in the grand chorus. Republicans, democrats and pop ulists were on the rounds with large sized hammers and ringing fire bells, The search light of history was turned on the darkest and furtherest corner of every candidate's character, and there was a general scramble for mud. There is a general desire for a decent campaign in the county during the coming election, and it is possible we shall enjoy that luxury, but it will be a safer proposition to "copper" than to play "straight up." The signs of the times point to a real live, interesting campaign. The only argument that those who propose to turn Mr. Her mann down, can use, is that he did not get the chairmanship of a committee. It is very flimsy thread, and one that should not for a moment prevail in the minds of considerate people. Those who wish to succeed him would find it would take them many a day to get as far up the ladder as Mr. Hermann is at the present time. Transcript. The Times, touched to the quick by our casual mention of its "cuckoo" propensities, sneers at the Gazette, asserting that it reprints from the Times. The charge is a master study in the art of revenge. The accusation that the Gazette relies upon such source for its information, is designedly cruel. Money to Loan. I have money to loan on improved farm ands in Benton and Linn counties, in any sums of from 500 up to $10,000, on very fa vorable terms. For particulars and blank applications write to C. G. Burkuart, Albany, Oregon. More of Mr. Hermann's Record. Newport, Or., Feb. 12. (To the Editor.) The correspondent from Eugene signing himself "Willamette Valley" says Her mann claims credit for every thing, etc. Is there any reason why he should not? Does not all bills appropriating money of J necessity have to originate in the house? Was there any other member in the house from Ore gon siuce 1885, but Binger Her mann? Mr. Ellis has been there to participate in the appropria tion bill of 1894.. Now, for the purpose of economy in time and space, I will take some (not all) of the most important river and harbor measures, giving all that has been appropriated in each before 1886, the year Hermann commenced his work for the state, and I will except the year 1894, when we had two members of congress, and we shall be able to see how much Oregon owes to Binger Hermann's tact and abil ity in the house, and to ex-Senator Dolph and Senator Mitchell in the senate, since, and includ ing the year 1886: Coquillo Kiver and Bar Before 1886 they had $ 29,999 63 After 1886 they had 125,000 00 Mouth of Columbia river Before 1886 they had ? 100,000 00 After 1886 they had 1,587,750 00 Upper Willamette river Before 1886 they had $54.xsx 95 After x886 they had 30,000 00 - Cascade Locks Before 1886 they had $ 950,000 00 After 1883 they had 1,487,903 00 Coos Bay Before 1886 they had 9 105,642 28 After 1886 they had ; 421,107 72 Siu'slaw after 1886 95,000 00 Yaquina Bay Before 1886 they had - $ 160,000 00 Alter 1886 they had 475,000 00 Compare the work of all the representatives and senators Ore gon ever had previous to the year 1886, and see the result. Before 1886 Oregon had received on these several public works the total sum of $1,399,793.92, while during the ten years (not includ ing the year 1894) of Hermann's service in the house, and ex-Senator Dolph and Senator Mitchell in the senate, we have the mag nificent sum of $4,126,760.72, or to be plainer, $2,720,900.00 more than the combined efforts of all previous representation in both houses were able to secure for us. Nearly three times as much money has been appropri ated for Oregon since and includ ing 1886 as there was altogether before that date I doubt very much if half the people in the state ftilly understand the full extent and benefit Oregon has de rived from the active, intelligent and efficient labor of our delega tion. W. V. is informed that Mr. Hermann did not iurnish these, or any other figures; they are correct, howeyer, and I chal lenge W. V., or any one else .to disprove their correctness. They are taken from the official records of the war department. If Mr. Hermann entered the ring by telegram, against the caucus nom inee, it was unwise, but there are many republican politicians who did the same thing in person, and would like to be recognized as Hermann's successor. I said some of these appropriations were raised in the senate by ex-Senator Dolph and Senator Mitchell's influence. I shall try and obtain the exact amounts, and give it to the public later, as it is no part of my intention to deny full credit where it is due our public servants. The first consideration with me is " the best interest of the state; second, the ambition of my political friends. Who ever receives the nomination at Albany will be heartily support ed by R. A. B. College Notes. ----- The students dance at the - , . -r- - opera house last Friday evemng wac -otpU attp-nnea. Some of the visitors, especially those from Portland objected ro the music, but it was good enough for O. A. C. students. . Everyone seemed to have a pleasant eveuiug. Quite a larp-e number of the students are leaving the mstitu- tion now. but some helped. We are sorry of this, things can not be Mr. John Weider and Campbell left for Coos Mr. Bay, Tuesday. Mr. A. A. Learins left for home at Cascade Locks, Wednesday. Mr. W. F. Piper left for his home on Coos Bay, Monday Wanted. Several trustworthy gentlemen or ladies o travel in Oregon for established, reliable house. Salary $780 and expenses. Steady position. Enclose reierence ana seit-aaaress-ed, stamped envelope. The Dominion Com pany, Third Floor, Omaha Bidg.j Chicago, 111. . - " " . Bargains in all lines until Saturday, Fib. 29th, at Nolan & Callahin's. POLITICAL PLATFORMS. Parties and Politicians Arraign edA Plea for Clean Methods. Corvallis, Feb. 14, '96. Editor Gazette: As we approach a general elec tion the mind naturally reverts to the cause of, and necessity for legislation, the character of which determines our political affilia tion. We may suppose that a life long republican, or a life-long democrat, will vote the party ticket without question, the masses leaving it to party lead ers to frame the platforms, and indicate the attitude of their several parties toward the nation al and local issues which have to be met. This confines the treatment of national and local issues to com paratively a few persons in each party. At this point, it seems to me, there is a great danger that self-interest may be brought in contact with public interests, and whenever this occurs public inter ests are in danger. There are incorruptible men, and there are others who can. be" reached through their cupidity or ambi tion. It is not often that men are found who cannot be per suaded that things which are black are not black but only are not quite pure white, and that, it being impossible to obtain pure white, the public interest demands taking something not quite purely white. Such men often, ignorantly, or carelessly, or blindly, accept . what they think is not pure white, but the best they think they can get in the public interests, and in reali ty get the blackest kind of cor ruption through legislation, in exchange for their birthright, a freeman's yote. The principal methods by which the sovereign voters of a free country can protect them selves against this danger, are to support at the head of their par ties only such men as those who are wise and honest enough to avoid the "dangers of corruption or ignorance; and this is well nigh impossible because men go to the front of their own volition and not as a choice of the peo ple, and the unerring tendency of human nature is as well defined in men of great political energy, as it is in men whose energy is expended in other fields of labor, and we know the pre-, ponderance inclines to self-inter est; besides political methods, as too often practiced, gives an impetus to the natural tendency that way owing to the deceit, duplicity and corruption attend ant on professional political work. Or the voters must themselves, comprehend the effect of legisla tion and elect men to legislative office who will support the plat forms they are elected upon, and themselves prepare those plat forms and see that they contain the principles which will protect the interests of all the people and not simply some favored class who have been fortunate, or dis honest enough to command the influences which can mould a platform in their interests alone. It is plain that no class of inter ests can have a platform framed to protect themselves regardless of the interests of all the people, unless the framers of the platform acquiesce in -their desires and vote in state and national conven tions to frame their platforms that way. We find independent party journals all "over the land protesting against "ring" ma chinery. Perhaps there are political organizations existing now, and 'that there have been -3U.u 1A Hit petal. W111LU aic JLCC . 'infmences in the rr . P- such in the past, which are free of platform utterances. I will not venture to say that all political organizations are not free from it for my experience has been very limited. But one does not have to actually pass through a convention to under stand where the platform of a free and self-governing people has been moulded in, or modified to meet the interests of persons, or classes of persons who derive great pecuniary benefit from the legislation, resulting from the election of men who make laws in harmony with such platforms. Whenever a party platform is thus framed to protect class inter ests, regardless of the rights of all the people, and legislation results therefrom which carries out the intents of such platforms, then the free citizens of America, who do not happen to fall within the protected class, are far from enjoying the inalienable rights of freeborn American citizens. At present there are four polit ical parties in this nation enter ing into the discussion of what is hoped to be the , best interests of all the people. , The Prohibition Party, which was founded on a great moral question, is found advocating: The suppression of the traffic in liquors; the right of women to vote; an increase in the volume of money, to be gold, silver and paper, to be issued by the gov ernment only, and so arranged that 110 individual or corporation can make any money out of it; that tariff should be levied only against foreign governments levy ing tariff against our products, revenues being only incidental ; taxes to be raised on what people possess instead of on what they consume; railroads, etc., to be run by the government; immi gration restricted, non-resident aliens not to own lv.nd in this country'; mobs have the right of trial; men should have right to rest one day in seven; arbitration heap good; pools, trusts, specu lations to advance prices to be suppressed; pledges prohibition party to pension old union sol diers, and families; want no public school nor public money to be spent on sectarian schools ; republicans and democrats are false, unfaithful and degenerate, not to be trusted, fighting moral issues, and each other, and alto gether bad; and invite all men to join the prohibition party and thus promote national unity, and ensure the best welfare of our entire land. The Democratic national plat form speaks for: Defeat of the force bill and against profligate expenditure; demand tariff for revenue only, denounce sham reciprocity; want laws to prevent and control trusts; reclaim public landa from corporations and syn dicates at home :i:ivl abroad; want gold and silver cojn of equal intrinsic and exchangeable value per dollar, or so adjusted that I lie parity shall be maintained; want ten '.percent tax on state banks repealed; want civil service ie form; want a foreign policy which will command respect abroad and confidence at home, and a navy strong enough to protect us; want Russia to' stop oppressing her Jews and Lutherans, and sympathises with the Irish home-rulers; want criminals and paupers and Chi nese kept out of the United States, but let in, the industrious and worthy; just and liberal pen sions to soldiers disabled in war (or preser alion, and to their wid ow and dependents, but those corrupt, dishonest" and disgraceful republicans 4ast"' in office are denounced; government to fix up waterways; the Nicaragua canal would be bullv; want the worlds' fair (at Chicago) to have proper governmental aid; want free pub lic schools untrammeled by paren tal or conscientious interference; let the territories in;. labor legisla tion to protect trainmen and chil dren, and abolish contract convict labor, and the sweating system (whatever that is); wants individ ual. rights assured. The Republican platform asks for: Republican protection; reci procity; gold and silver coin to circulate at a parity; free ballot and a fair count; denounce south ern outrages for political reasons; want foreign commerce, by home made ships, with a navy big and strong enough to protect all con cerned; believe m the Monroe doc trine, and want immigration regu lated in criminal, pauper and con tract directions; want train men protected in their life and limb etc; sympathizes with the home rule Irish and the Russian Jew; want liberty of conscience, thought, speach and press and the children educated properly, but no union of church and state; want legisla tion to prevent trusts from con trolling the conditions of trade, etc; free mail delivery and reduc tion of postage to one cent when it will stand it; want civil service reform; also thinks the Nicaragua canal would be bully and want it controlled by the government; let in territories; want arid lands turned over to (he states, so man aged as to let the people have the best results; reasonable aid for worlds' fair (at Chicago); sympa thy is extended to moralists and temperance advocates; will look after pensions as they ought to be looked after by a grateful people; and finally President Harrison is a Hias Tyee. The Omaha Platform of the People's Party advocates: A national currency, safe, sound and flexible, issued by the gener al government only, to be full le gal tender, to . be issued to the people at not to . exceed two per cent per annum; free silver at sixteen to one, circulation increas ed to $50 per head, income tax, money to stay in hands of '-- the people and national revenues for necessary expenses only, postal savings banks; governmental op eration of railroads ; and tele graphs; the lands granted to rail roads should be taken back and held for actual settlers only; and there are some resolutions not in platform, 'as follows: . Free bal lot and fair count and the Aus tralian ballot system; income tax revenue to be applied on public debt; fair and liberal pensions; want undesirable immigration stopped; want an eight hour law; demand Pinkerton men or system abolished and denounce an inva sion of Wyoming by the hired as sassins of plutocracy, assisted by Federal officials; commend to fa vorable consideration the inititiave and referendum; want president elected only one lerm and U. S. senators elected by direct vote of the people; oppose any aid or sub sidy to any private corporation by government; sympathizes with the Knights of Labor. Joseph H. Wilson. (To be continued in our next issue,) MONROE ITEMS. Dolph Farley is spoken of by some as our next assessor. Will you be kind enough to al low space in your paper for a few items. Farmers are faking advantage of the nice weather by commenc ing to plow. Preacher Lee ought to be proud of the new fence built in front of the parsonage. The A. P. A. are billed to lec ture in Monroe next Thursday at 7 o'clock, p. in. Mr. Lemons, who live3 a quar ter of a mile south of this town, i-s on the sick list. Dr. T. K. Chapman, who Ins been on the sick list, is aroun I again and is having a good many calls. Those who n-otend to know say 1 here will be : ' trger acreage sown (o grain this spring than there was a year ago. Those who pretend to know say that M. L. Barnett will b? in the race at the next convention for the sheriff's-ofiice. Several persons have been fix ing things very nicely around ih M. E. church, preparatory to commencing revival meeting. We heard a party make (he re mark (hat it was a shame to have so much grass go to waste in Monroe and have such dark streets of a night. S. (x. Thompson has been troubled with sore eyes, caused by useing some kind of medi cine for the headache, but was better at last report. There has been a subscription paper in circulation here for the purpose of building a flouring mill at Monroe. We need a mill here and also a railroad. Albert Aloerson and Miss Millie Stevenson called on the justice of tha' peace. J. T. Carpenter, who made them man and wife on short, notice, and they went on their way rejoicing. We wish them much joy and happiness, with prosperity, through life. Mr. Short informs us that R. W. Nickles, who lives four miles southwest of Monroe, has found a silver ledge on his farm that as says away up in the hundreds. Worfc will begin on t!ie ledge in a few days. If it proves to be a bonanza it will surely be a boom to Monroe. Mr. Nickles was seen since Mr. Short was in and he says he has had some of the rock assayed and it is rich in silver. Greenback. A PEN PICTURE OF CALIFORNIA. Lou Akgei.cs, Cal., Feb. 13, 1896. E Gazbttk: With your permission, we will give your miny readers a slight account of our doings and whereabouts, since leaving our own beautiful little city, January 27th, by the popular Yaquina route for San Francisco This was our first trip over the O. C. & E. under the present management, and we note with pleasure the many and substantial im provements. After two days sight seeing at Newport, and laying in an abundance of ro;k oysters, wc turned south on board the splendid steamer Farallon, Capt. Kobarts in command, a pleasant and courteous gentle' mm. In all our travels, we have never met with more pleasant and courteous officers and crews than 'on the Farallon. Every thing possible was dona for our comfort and pleasure. Capt. Kobarts informed us his last trip north was made in forty-two hours from dock to dock. We entered the golden gate Saturday, and what a gate it is, Well may Sdn Francisco be proud of her harbor. Sunday we turned our faces sonth for Los Angeles, where we arrived early Monday morning, to tho joy of our friends. It seems almost incredible tbe progress this city has made during the last few years Sinco '92, when we visited here, thousands ot modern residences and miles of street car lines have been added to the city. The change is so complete that my wife could not find her former home, after an absence of only three years. Whsre there was then only a few scattering houses, we found it built up almost solidly with fine res idences, and solid, substantial business blocks. Property here that was ottered to me at $70 per front foot is now held at $500. At that time thero were no oil wells in exis tence. Now the first of tho present month reports has 375 in the field with a daily out put of 2,200 barrels of 31 gallons. About 1,500 barrels of this is used inside the ci ty, fie remainder is shipped mostly to San Francisco.. Thero is activity in the oil busi ness. Wages are good, $2.00 to $2.50 per day. But, mark you, there are thousands of moi here seeking etnploj-mcnt and the chi'icss for gettiiis it are nominally no btt- ter than in Oregon, and the expense of Hv- j inc is drmhlfl. RiiiMino. nnnrnrmn-r. ntrito J active. On every hand one sees houses go ing up, and solid, substantial business block?. Still the city is full of unemployed men. While there is great progress and xpleiidor, there is also squallor and mlory. - The quo tation of our Lord: Th poor ye imvo always with ye," is demonstrated oven in tb's sunny clime, whero not a cloud has omurX the sun since our arrival. The days mum j exceedingly hot to a Wcbfuoter, and night are uncomfortably cold. This, too, Is only February, what will July bring forth? Tin Herald of February 7th, says the births in this city last month nggragaU'd 183, the deaths 120; the deaths biting 1215 per an num per 1,000 of those deceased. Twenty fivo per cent had resided here lets than tlx m jnths, sixtv-four per cent for less than ten yjnrs. The coroner had ten cases inside the city during the month, and there were thir- ; tern deaths at the county lio-pitiil. and 228 ' ctucsof measles', three resulting fatally; four deaths from scarlet fever, a:id two from diph theria. - After taking in the sights here, we turn j-1 north again to the mountain seaside reMrt Santa Barbara, with its rich agricultural surroundings, magnificent scenery and -lightful ciimati.'. Passing through the rich and extensive San Fernando and Santa Clara v-alieys, the busy o'l field.-, the thriving com n initics of Fillmo'f, Santa Pmi'.-i. Sut ic y, Ventura, Carpentaria and Si m ner bvul. At CuiiHiioji i- the home of Humo'ia, t Vm! 1 1 ! : i i : 1 1 v seen from tint train. Simla B u-bart h is a populatim about 7.U0!. It lie upon a .auntie slope, rising from the c!i: n n ;1 t j a height of 3U0 foci. From the upi r p rt of town, one has a sweeping view of the citv, the narrow valley in which it lies, and the channel with its protecting inlands. Upon the shore of the channel, just above high tide, is a paved sea road two miles in lo.igth, ending in the lovely Plaza del Mar, with its pnlins and fountains. Here the vis itor may drive either upon hard sands or pived roads, or sit in the sunlight and ab sorb the beauty of the seen" btttorn him. Turning from the sea, ha can stroll for two milos through the hoart of town upon tha pavement of State street. From upper State street he will see the gray towers of the Franciscan - mission, rising above its olive trees. If the visitor is of a literary turn, he will find food for his mind in the 12,000 volumes of the public library. The romantic past will speak to him in Spanish tongue, and the D.-l La Guemt mansion will give a fair idea of th-: mantmr in which the Spanish d ns l-vd in i n- old dty. Now, Air. Editor, I have a'.ieady tres p lis id upon your valuable space, and as this mav find its way into the waste basket, I will only add, we are off for Sau Diego, for a stay of a week or two, after which will return here, where we expect to find the Ga zcttk awaiting us with news from friends and home. We wish the Gazkttb and its many readers as enjoyable a time as we are h iving. 11. H. Kreger. Interesting sarvices at tha Presbyterian church next Sabbath. Baptism and recep tion of members in the morning. A lec ture in the , evening, subject, "George Washington." Special music. All invited. One hundred pairs Oregon City cassi merj pants at $3.50, worth 5.00, until Feb ruary 29, at Nolau & Callahan's." American Gattiolics and the A. P. A. By Patrick Henry Winston. The author of this book is a Protest nut in religion, a native born American citizen, ;md ;i (lppf.-endiiiit of th great revolution ary patriot and oiator, Patrick Henry, of Virginia. 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