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Newspaper Page TextIssued Every Thursday Morniiu? by The Gazette Publishing Co. n w muNnN fFionii V. 1I UU11I1UUU, - n Uuslues Manager. CORVALLIS, OREGON, MAY 14, 1896. IEpublicaq Ticket. For Congressman, First Dis., THOMAS H. TONGUE. For Supreme Judge, R. S. BEAN. For Dis. Attorney j Second Dis., W. E. YATES. For Mem. Board Equalization, ROBERT WALKER. BENTON COUNTY. For Representative, R. O. LOGGAN. For Joint Representative, E. R. LAKE. For Clerk. W. W. BRISTOW. For Sheriff, GEO. A. WAGGONER. For Recorder, J. A. GELLATLY. For. Assessor, L. N. EDWARDS. For School Superintendent, GEO, W. DENMAN. For Treasurer, F. G. CLARK. For Commissioner, JOHN A. BUCHANAN. For Coroner, L. G. ALTMAN. For Surveyor, GEORGE MERCER! Jus. Peace, Corvallis Precinct, W. H. HARTIESS. A MATTER OF DOLLARS. Last Saturday's Times makes a very weak answer to a remark ably strong argument. It meets the principal issue of the local campaign the guarantee of the republican and populist candi dates that they will conduct the offices, including the payment of deputy hire; con the stated salary with thtrabsolute.lv silly objec tions : First, : that; the ' candidates will not doit; and secondly, that they can not do it " The people of Benton - county are engaged now in selecting clerks or agents for the ensuing two years. ' There are three sets of applicants, all competent and qualified for the several duties. Two sets of applicants agree to do the work honestly and , thor oughly for a definite stated amount. The other set propose to work for the county at an in definite expense, but at an ex pense that ' means at least five thousand dollars more to the county than if it engages the ri val applicants. -. Benton county' is in debt. Taxes are high, and, considering the scarcity of money, oppressive, We surely can not decrease this debt by extravagance. The vo ters of the county should . exer cise the right of suffrage judi ciously and in -favor of business methods in the management of the local government The se lection of high-priced officials surely does not mean economy Has the cry of the people against public extravagance and high taxation been sincere and earnest? The election in June will decide. The frantic protest of the Times that the various candidates will not keep their party and per sonal pledges, is .not worthy of any man who himself has integ rity and principle.1 'That is sim ply an evasion of the 'Issue. It is very certain that the democrat ic candidates will not pay . for their deputy hire out of their sal aries. They say so personally and the Times so declares for them. The Times accuses the republi can and populist candidates of bribing the people and says it is against the law for candidates for public positions to promise to conduct their offices at the least possible expense to the taxpay ers. This is manifestly absurd. The republican and populist can didates are not offering to return any part of their salaries to the county. They simply deem the stated, definite salaries sufficiently liberal to meet the expenses of the offices without the county providing additional compensa tion. The Times harps about the re duction of salaries by legislative enactment. The legislature should take action 0:1 tVs "a!t?r. j but any legislative enactment can not possibly aftect the emolu ments of the incoming officers. Now is the time to economize.. If the salaries are too high, as the I'inies admits they are, and the republican and populist candi dates propose legitimately and fairly, a plan by which they will receive only a fair and reasonable compensation for their services, while the democratic candidates stand out for all "that they can get, the voter of Benton county who really and earnestly believes in economy along tne proposed lines, can so declare himself with a vote for either the republican or populist candidates. The populist party has no can didates for the offices of sheriff, clerk nor school superintendent. This is not a matter of personal ity nor mere partizanship. It is a matter of principle, a matter of business. Every vote for the democratic ticket is a vote for. ex travagance or expensive official- ism. nvery repuDiican ana every- populist who yotesfor a democratic ' candidate votes against his party platform, and against his own and his neigh bor's best interests. Patriotism, like charity, begins at home. THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET. The candidates for the legisla ture should not only be pledged to general "economy, but they should define their position on several proposed reform measures. The abolishment of the railway and other expensive "and " useless commissions, the withdrawal 01 state aid from sectarian institu tions and so-called state normal schools, a revision 01 the assess ment and taxation laws, with a provision ' for the assessment of mortgages and exemption for in debtedness, are among: some of the measures that our legislators must favor. Another important matter to come before the next legislature is the election of an United States senator. The great majority of Benton county voters, regardless of politics, consider the re-election of Senator Mitch ell an absolute necessity. They believe that he can do the state more real good than any one we could send. We want .to send to the legislature, men who are best qualified as legislators, who will have influence, who are hon est and sensible, and who will be 111 a position to support- John H, Mitchell in caucus and in joint convention, and can be relied upon1 to" do so.-, jf i e Mr, E. R. Lake and Dr. K. O Loggatf are earnest advocates o: legislative reforms. I hev are earnest, capable and intelligent business men, thoroughly ac quainted with needs of the county and of the state. They will have influence in the legis lature, outside of their mere vote. They favor there-election of John H. Mitchell. He is their party's and their personal choice. As republicans they can do more to ward his election than if they were members of any other party. A vote lor Messrs. JUog-g-an and Lake means a vote for genuine, intelligent economy, and their election means two certain votes for John H. Mitchell. The Times says of a candidate for the legislature: "He knows and realizes the burdens of the people, and can be depended upon to lift or at least greatly re duce, the crying iniquities-which crowd the taxpayers to beggery and want." One of these cry ing iniquities is the excessive sal aries we have been paying our county officers. The republican and populist candidates propose to make the salaries reasonable by paying for. their own deputy hire. The democratic candidates want the present rate to continue for two years longer, and the Times -wants to prevent by law the efforts of the republican 'nd populist parties to reduce this cry ing miquty. ine limes may intend to "hew to the line of truth," but its ax evidently needs sharpening. The Tammany candidates, are boasting that their campaign ex penses'will be paid for by the dear people. The nve thousand dollars for deputv hire which they expect to draw from the tax payers makes a nice, juicy cam paign fund. In Coos county the sheriff re ceives $1,500 per year and pays forhis own deputy hire therefrom and yet there is active competi tion for the office. Coos county is getting county affairs on a bus iness basis. Benton county will make a big start in June. Oh, you'll find out on election day. They are all going back on lammany! , 1 Laughing cameras with ooy's suits at No- THE TAMMANY rEZ2iL -And so "the Word T-tftrnJny as used in Corves refer! m&y and "only to the twtfb p owned and operated! by Jesse Spencer, and to the pttfirons of the place." The Times is re markably slow in finding this out This is passing strange. 1 nose politicians in the "worse and low er sense," who ciaim 10 De ine democratic party of Benton coun ty, and who have long been known as "Tammany," now hasten to disown the name. There is, however, no mistake about the existence of the Tam many political ring. It has fig ured in politics before, and it is figuring in politics now. The people of Corvallis are thorough- y familiar with its personnel and its methods. The patrons of Spencer's barber shop may com pose a social Tammany, but the political Tammany that the Ga zette refers to is a little l.coterie of politicians, "in the worst and ower sense," which, as the limes admits, "imstead of .gathering onto a 'politician in the liigher and better sense' " a popular, competent and deserving young democrat for sheriff on the dem ocratic ticket "gathered .onto" an office holder, and for the-sole reason that Tammany and the Times thought that the political machinery needed greasing. The Times, a few weeks ago. boasted of a Tammany ring and of its tiger. There are numerous democrats in Corvallis who are supporting the republican ticket this year on account ot it 1 his stme Tammany ring had its hand in the nomination of the so-called democratic ticket. Prominent and disinterested democrats are ready at any time to vouchsafe that this riug does exist, that its purposes are wrong and its meth ods damnable. THE limes savs there are no grades in politics: that a politi cian is simply that and .nothing more, neither better nor worse. In other words, the great men like Lincoln, who in, the past have directed "political forces and cam paigns the generals in great civil reforms and revolutions- are 'exactly on a par with the ward politician, who, with money or whiskey, gives direction to the ballot in the hands of our worst foreign element. ." " ' . "Great Caesar! Is this possible! We wonder.if an editor is also an editor, without grade or degree. How "woufd" the editor of the Times compare with Horace Greeley;1- either in appearance, mental capacity or moral integ rity? " The Times argument is this: The Gazette lies; the Philo math Journal lies, therefore the piece of a ticket the Times sup ports should be 'elected. Upon what food hath this Lilliputian fed that he hath waxed so simple! The Gazette might keep, its columns filled with the state ment, "the Times lies," but that would be no argument That would be simply a very common, generally understood truth. . It is not necessary for us to say. "the Times lies," nor that "the sun rises," nor that "the rains fall in Oregon." First principles do not need reiteration. . The Times does not Hke us to print the following:; but it is quite true even if it is from the Times. And, mark you, the Times does not yet say so edito rially: "No siree. The Times never said the late convention was an A. P. convention and that : a x a Expensive officialism is doom ed. The public wants the ex penses of the county government reduced now not two years nence as the Tammany organ suggests and the republicans of- Benton provide for the present. : ' . Tohn Buchanan will be no ninny, as county commissioner. He will ever be found ready to speak out for the right on all that pertains to the county's well fare. He will not let his light be hid under a bushel. Tammany is determined to elect its candidate for sheriff at all hazzards. It is -offering its support to both the republican and populist legislative tickets, hoping for votes for Rickard, in return. . Are the people of Benloii coun ty so opulent, are taxes so low. that a suvinjr of $5,000 is to be disregarded? Is this an opportune time to engage fancy priced office holders? No one denie that Mr. Brlstow -iipe- Wl . I.-.. . t- ten !! ' v f rzet- ic, '-V liili-.-Ul.i c:ip:i Lie. MR. DAVIS SONS. LETTER. Mr. R. M.i'Davisson .sends a communication concerning the A. P. A.- to the: Times" and com plains because the Gazette de clined to publish it "V This pa per, of course, has no objection to Mr. Davisson askinsr as many questions as he likes of the A. Pi A. .or any other organization, but the Gazette insists that its management is the best judge of what should, go into its columns and we object to opening our pa per to a fruitless discussion. Mr. Davission is rather dis courteous in his remarks, and un just No one knows better than lie the independent attitude of Gazette on the A. P. A. ques tion. We absolutely refuse to recognize the A; P. A:' as' an is sue, in this campaign, and we cer tainly do not believe in forcing that order into politics. - There are things of much more import ance at issue than a man's church or society affiliations. ; We trust that Mr. Davisson is the earnest and consistent repub lican that the Times vouchsafes him to be, and is-r?orking faith fully for the republican ticket. Mr. Davisson need have no doubt of the Gazette's loyalty to the party. - When he finds us. failing to support the ticket, then he may justly question our republi canism. The Gazette is a republican paper, . we nope tnat. tne nomi nee of the national convention is Major William McKinley whose name is synonymous with protec tion for American industries, but we will abide cheerfully by the decision of St Louis convention whatever it may be. All earnest and consistent republicans will acquiesce in the results of the various republican conventions' deliberations, and support heart ily the nominees . of those con ventions. We sincerely hope Mr. Davisson will do and is doing the same. . If so, there is rid need of quarreling. ; The Gazette will always be glad to - .hear from Mr. Davisson or any other citizen at . matters of real public interest, but we must insist upon haviug some authority over the tone and tenor ot our paper. .. - . . r: The Times is trying ? ro stir up a great roV;betweeil Mr": Underwood and the Gazette. There is 110th- ins at issue 'between' 'Mr.' Under lu Mr Un wood and this papei derwood's letter to the- public lie . says: "I ! wish to correct- a stte ment in tWhVst is(ie;oT tlie' Ga zette in regard to jny being a sac riflce to tle,Tammauy,od. . The so-called Tam. many ;h"ad nothing whatever (to do- with my nomina tion for sheriff on -the populist ticket." We have not - the slight est doubt "but that Mr. Underwood speaks sincerely. ; The Gazettk said: '-'It was the bosse fine Ital ian hand that brought about the nomination of Mr. Underwood for sheriff. Not . that Afr. Under wood was a - parly - to- the '"plot. He was intended as -the innocent sacrifice to the god of Tammany. ' ' He may imagine' that Tammany had nothing to do with his nomi nation, and we may know that it had, but that Mr. Underwood was not a party to the plot.' There is no real differenceTjetween us. We ga e the reasons for Mr. Under wood's withdrawal iu 'our last is sue. , He isjio' wiiy politician; but is a gentlemen who has had little to do with active political life, and it is therefore not surprising that he should fail to detect the trail of the serpent.-- -f. The Times speaks" boasftull.vof one of its candidates behig a "far mer's boy." ". Why, bless you, the republican ticket is a general ag gregation of-farmer's boysr . Lake is a farmer' boy; Loggan is a far mer's boy, Waggoner is a farmer's boy 'Bristow is "a farmer's boy, Gellatly is a farmer's boy, so aio Edwards, Buchanan,. Hartless, Mercer, fcamuels. its a regular farmer boy ticket. What .this has to do with their several qualifica tions, we must confess we do not know. The Times seems to think it a winning suggestion, but it will have to rustle if it scares upas many farmer's boy's on its hiin priced piece of a ticket, as the re -publicans can muster. ' John Henry says: "Instead of acting upon the adviceor solicit a lion of the Times, we went into the fight (A. P. A.) contrary to the editor's advice." According to Mr. Davisson's reasoning, -that editor must be a member of the order. . ,. It will b- in oiii-t .-1I1 Times, when the repiiblicMn 'count fficers are eIectedvto enjoin them hv Ugal process f ram piivinjr ir-' linir i'ep uti,e9 out of . iheir. saiaric. The Times' says ibi ij -aoi'i" aw Shoe! Sli..! Tli is -.'.- t.K. correct styles and prices in 111 n's and boy's at No lan & Callahan'. THE BUSINESS ISSUE. . The following table shows the salarie including deputy hire, that -the republican and democratic candidates respectively expect to draw from the county in two years. This matter was fully set out in uf issue of -May 7th. For the democratic figures given below the salaries of the officers for the past 21 months are taken as basis. Here are $5,236. Do the taxpayers want to save it or not? Republican. Democratic. Wagg6ner---- 4,000 Rickard--? 6,360 Bristow-:; - 3,600 Watters-- 5,088 Gellatly- - 2,000 - Dixon -- - 2,416 Edwards - 1,200 Alexander 2,172 Total,. $10,800 Total $16,036 Republican success means a sav ing of $5,236. - -.. The Times man imagines .that to be 1 a farmer means nothing more than to pour Out swill' to hogs and smash clods. The Times man hasn't seen Mr. Waggoner do this and so turns up its Mil le pug- nose at any releretr.ee to him as a larmer. - ine limes man lias a very narrow opinion -of iarmingl He imagines Mr. Waggoner ought to sow his prune crop every rainy day, summer-fallow Ins turkeys: and alter his apple trees to keep them from raising pumpkins. What a brilliant farmer the Times man would make. And he does love the farmer so. The Times will soon urge the enactment of a law giving the offices as prizes for competitive caboage raising. Intellioence, integrity, busi ness ability and legal talent of a high order are among the es sential qualifications or a sticcess- tui prosecuting attorney and 111 V. E. iates they are most hap pily combined. His especial fit ness for the important position, together with, his local interests and exceptional popularity , in Benton and .Lincoln counties, is going, to make him almost the unanimous choice of the voters of these two counties. In other por tions ot .the district,, he will run away 'ahead of his ticket, which insures an economical and capable administration of the stale's affairs-in the second judicial dis trict ' ; : - - The Times makes another fee ble attempt to evade the business issue in this : campaign and quib bles v about the ineaningj, of the resolutions of" the republican convention- concerning deputy hire. That amendment is a straw drown ing democracy grasps at. It sim- ply provides for extraordinary oc as' strikes,' etc., when casions such live aid of an extra -11 urn Uer - 01 peace officers is required. What ht have ever H llo doubt there mi been is dispelled by the personal altitude of the candidates. : lhe issue is upon us. ; The proposed sarins: ot $5.0Q0Cis real and pos sible. The Times cannot evade it by paltry objectjiyts. The Times, greatly to its for i row, will find out on election day ; that the voters of the county do imt regard the guarantee of the republican convention, its candi dates and the Gazette to reduce expenses, 'as a huge and mighty joke." They understand the Times must evade the vital issue of the campaign and impugn the motives of the republican nomi nees in order to urge support of its expensive piece ot a ticket. The Times invents an emer gency clau.-:e in the salary law. The clause, friend Times, regard ing deputies in the law is part of the law itself, not an emergency clause. The republican and pop ulist candidates, themselves say they will pay for deputy hire from their' salaries The democratic candidates say they won't. Now what's the ue- of quibbling. The issue is plainly established. The proposed secret fusion is be ing condemned by democrats, as well as populists. Good, solid democrats have been ''raising Ned" this week, and the populists o i'A olpnrlv Aiiffin it iiik lammany organ lias very suddenly discovered that it has other candidates besides sheriff to support. There is nothing like an eye opener. m 1 m . John liELLATXY is a young man, competent and accommodating. lie will be Benton's next recorder. Hon. W. Tates, enndidato for district at torney on th republican ticket, came down on the Farrilon. and will spsnd a fu w dayi in tlin county. He is a very agrecablo gen tlemen, highly recommended, and will m ike a fine offienr. Coat Muil. For yoiir rrotection. Catarrb.i'Cures'' or Tonics for Catarrh in liquid form to be taken internally, usually contain either Mercury or Iodide of fotassa, or botn, wmcn are injur ious if too long taken. Catarrh is a local, not a blood disease, caused by sudden change to cold or damp weather. It starts in the nasal passages, affecting eyes, -ears and throat. Cold in the head causes excessive flow of mucus, and, if repeatedly neglected, the re sults of catarrh will follow ; severe pain in the head, a roaring sound in the ears, bad breath,, and oftentimes an offensive dis charge. The remedy Rhould be quick to allay inflammation and heal the membrane. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for these troubles and contains no mercury tor 2217 icjariorjj te;-. Price, CO cents- The Canvass. CQKVAUI8, Oregon, May 4, 1896. Nptice hereby given totha voters of Benton county, Oregon, that a joint canvass of the countyywill be made by the candidates of the republican, democratic and populist parties at thr'following dates and places: Summit Thursday, May 21st, at one o'clock p. m. Blodgett Friday, May 22d, at ten o'clock a. m. Wren Friday, May 22d, at two o'clock p. m. : . , . .. Kings Valley Saturday, May 23d, atone o'clock p. m. Philomath Monday, May 25th, at one o'clock p. m. ' Alsea Tuesday, May 26th, at one o'clock p. m. Monroe Wednesday, Mav 27th, at one o'clock p. m. Sonp Creek Thursday, May 28th, at 01 e o'clock p. m. . . - ' Corvallis Friday, May 29th, at one o'clock p.m. J. FED YATlk, Chairman Republican County Central Committee. N. H. Whicklkk; Chairman Populist County Central Com mittee. A. F. Hershnkr, Chairman Democratic County Central Committee.. . Wanted. ' ; Several trustworthy gentlemen or ladies o travel in Oregon tor established, relial le house. Salary $780 and expenses. Stendy position. Enclose reference and self add r ss ed, stamped envelope. The Dominion Com pany, Third Flwr, Omaha Bidg., Chicago, 111.. Wanted A reliable lady or gentleman to distribute-eamples and mak a hou-e-to-house canvas for our Vrfci-'a'ile Ti-ilt Soaps and Pure Flavoring Kxtrauts. $-10 to $75 a month easily made. Address C ofts !& Red, Chicago, 111. . OUR JEW SP OF CLOTHING IS NOW IN. We are now (showing the largest stock of M'n's. Boys' - and Children's Clothing ever opened in Corvallis. We have :':.-: : : ; ' " : : : : Eighteen Different Styles of $10 All-Wool Suits . Consisting of Fancy Worsteds, Fine Clay Worsteds, Mixed Scotches, and Blue. Black, and Mixed Cheviots. V Our stock for the little men is complete. We are ; showing nice Mixed Suils for 50 cents each, as a chal lenger. Our stock of Pants is unexcelled. We han dle the Celeorati d I N&wburgh Never-Rip Pants From One to Four Suits Made to Order. F. 11. MILLER; THE LEADER IN CLOTHING. 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