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TEE EC3EIIE CITY GUARD EUGENE CITr.OREGOX. A'lURUA Y. JVNB 6. IbttO. Oemocratid State Ticket, For Congress, JOHN WniTEARER, For State Printer, THOa D. MERRY, For Presidential Electors, J. & WEATHERFORD, of Linn, T. 0. OWEN, of Coos, J. 0. FULTON, of Wasco. For Supreme Judges, P. P. PRIM, J. K. KELLY, JOHN BURNETT. Second Judicial District. For Circuit Judgn, J. J. WALTON, JR., For Prosecuting Attorney, J. W. HAMILTON, CiicrapDloot. When Mr. Shelley withdrew from the firm of Smith, Brassficld & Co., in last SeptemW, lie began the office seeking which ended in his nomination for sheriff. He wrote letters at that early day, to prominent RepuUicans soliciting their support Prior to the primary meetings of the Republican party, he visited almost every precinct in the county, and laid the wires w hich eventually secured his nomination. Without owning a single foot of real estate in Lane county, paying no taxes for county expenses and with only a short residence in the county, he laid deep plans for a nomination, which by justice and right should have been ac corded to some one that had labored for the party, and whoso material in terest were wholly identified with us. On the day of the convention his ad herents traded other aspirants for his benefit, and whipped in reluctant del egates by threatening that the vote of Junction would be cast against any other person. Uy the; doubtful means J. M. Shelley secured the nomination. It is a wise political maxim that the office should seek the man, and while no one can object to a reasonable activ ity by a candidate all will condemn the man that takes unscrupulous and unfair means to comass his own success. No person acquainted with the feeling of of the people will pretend to say that Shelley was tho choice of the party. It was only by devious equivocal methods, that he became the nominee. The Republicans have re ceived a corruption fund, and will freely disburse on Monday. There is a strict law about bribery which their chief striker and his subordinates should read. We are informed that tho Journal will Ins filled with another batch of Knox's abuse of Fitch this week. Sev eral weeks have elapsed niuco the nom iiialion of Mr. Fitch giving sufficient time for any chanre that could bo brought against him. No eupciar (lis jtaragetucnt of his ability however has (been attempted and any falsehood W Mr. Knox at this lata hour luuy davine will be received by all fuir men s a dulihcrato and malicious perversion of tmtli and fact Is it honorable to attack ilia fuir fame of a citizen at an hour the lateness of which precludes any attempt t refute tho base state' luenU Xhat uuy lo promuhmtedt Tim people wjll cotiiiiJcr tho source from jikh the slander emanates. Trim, Kelly and Burnett. Able Jurists, and lawyers of experience. J. M. SutiLfcY makes professions of godliuass, and would have people im pressed with the idea tltat he lends a life of Miwtity.. When out election eering however he clow his books and profanes the Lord's day by riding over the country on Sunday soliciting votes. His religion is a cloak used to ensnare and deceive. On the Sunday Wore the but he rodo.aU over the Mohawk alley iinportuviig almost every voter and on last Sunday, aa we are informed Jie pursued the name peculiar metluxl in another locality.. His hypocricy is transparent and wijl cause honest and incere men to leave his support Lit every Democrat in the State ote for Tom Merry for State Printer.' Hi opponent i a chronio office seeker, knows nothing alxmt the trade, and has been kept op by surveying contxacU j from the Custom nou ring. . ; Contemptible. . The Journal of last week is filled with abuse of the Democratic candidate for County Judge, written or inspired without doubt by his Republican oppo nent In his eagerness and greed to grasp the office, Mr. Knox has forgotten all decency and sense of self respect It is not only through the press tliat he belittles and casts reproach upon his competitor. In his canvass throughout the county he has lost no opportunity of spreading broadcast any damaging statements that could injure Air. Fitch. Aware of his own weak ness and lack of ability to make a suc cessful race, he seeks to drag his rival down by detraction and personal war fare. This course is unfair, unjust and ungentlcmanly. Mr. Fitch has appeal ed to the public for their support be cause he is competent, and poss-ws the requisite ability. He has neither maligned Mr. Knox, or sought to gam any undue advantage over him; with the knowledge of these facts, the at tacks of Mr. Knox Womo doubly de spicable and contemptible Mr. Knox should not forget that his own record is assailable, Should his enemies desire they could relate how he could drink from a bottle with the boys when out fiddling at a dance, and about tho same time deliver a rousing temperance speech before the Blue Rib bon Club. They could say that U-fore his nomination for acity office by the tem perance party he was an almost constant saloon lounger, standing in for any free treat, but seldom putting up his own coin. His record while Recorder could te overhauled, and the fact established that he blew hot and cold. At one time deciding in accordance with the wishes of the party that elected him, and afterward granting saloon men the unusal privilege of taking out license for two years. These and other mat ters could be used were it neceasary, but as he lias already lost Republican votes by his unscrupulous attacks, wo refrain from comment democrats should vote the entire legislative ticket. Per sonal feelings should not militate against any candi date. Wliitcakcr'i Work. I'.y telegraph we learn that the Sen ate has passed the river and liarW ap propriation bill, which contains appro priations for tho improvement of the Columbia, Willamette, Coquillc and Yamhill ri vein, 8-10,000 for tho Yaijuina 1'iiv, and $50,000 for a lighthouse at Tillamook. The appropriation for . Ya quina J'ny was made only niter earnest untiring laW by Gov. Whiteaker, With a good hnrWat that point our servitude to Portland intiTenU is at an end ond Lan, Linn, Benton and Polk counties could ship their produce at one-half tho expense now incurred. The gratitude of the people of those conn ties is duo Gov. Whiteaker, ond their future wrlfurn demands that he bo re turned to Congress. With a Portland man in his stead Yaquina would get no further appropriations. Lano county esjHcially, should give her honored son a hearty rousing voti of confidence. Shelley was the worst beat en man on the ticket at the Junction City elation. His experience, Monday , will be similar. All true friends of the University o whatever political complexion, should support Mr. Hendricks, Legislation is needed in aid of the University, and Mr. Hendricks' past course is abundant guarantee that if elected no opportu nity of promoting the welfareand ef ficiency of the University will m neg lected by him. His long residence in this state and county has serum! him the acquaintance of most of the leading citizens of the state, thereby giving him considerable influence. Mr. Church is scarcely known outsido of this city and county, and for this reason could not exert any great influence. If you wish that institution, of learning, which is tho pride and hojie of our city to pros per, support Mr. Hendricks and you may depend on earnest untiring labor in its behalf. Goodman t.lll be our next Sheriff. WllKS the Journal says that Hen dricks loaned Fitch school money, it wilfully misrepresent The half-fledged lawyer that w rites for it is not so thor oughly ignorant as not to know that the School Superintendent has as little to do with making the loans and examining the title as the Czar of Russia. His duty is only to appraise the land after Wir noH Red by the Treasure. i Coatrut. A TBI canvass of the county has proceeded through the county, the peo ple have forced the candidates for State Senator to declare their stand upon the senatorial question. There is a deep seated repugnance in the minds of the peoplo to returning either Grover or Mitchell to the Senate Their political methods have lost them the confidence of the masses, and should either of them be returned it would be only through the schemes of corrupt and wily politi cians. The bone and sinew of this state are opposed to them. The position of Mr. Heudricks, the Demo cratic nominee cannot but commend itself to every man that desires honesty and character in the public service. He emphatically declares tliat under no circumstance will he vote for Grover for the Senate, His statement is unequiv ocal compared with the evasive shifting story of Mr. Church. Tliat gentleman cannot unbind himself from the Mitchell influence that hampers and restricts his actioa Ivariably when forced he as serts his" determination to vote for Mitch ell if he is the favorite or caucus nomi nee. Mr. Church should rcmemW that a man of as great ability as himself was beaten two years ago by Republi cans that were not satisfied as to his anti-Mitchell tendencies, and that the s'and he now takes on the stump leaves a dark suspicion with the auditors that Mitchell is really his first choice. The crowd of Federal office holders and strik ers that advance his claims are all well knewn Mitchell men, however they may think to conceal it It is an old adage that a man is known by the com pany he keeps. Church, like poor Tray is caught in bad company and will sufiVr a defeat on the 7th of June. lione t .li t. n lilteakcr is the 'miner filend, ( Wueue the vultures most do congre gate there is carrion. Tho interest dis played by Simpson, Kelly ond the crowd of understrikers in furthering Mr. Church's chances, shows that he is completely, whether willing or not, under their control. Mr. Church dares not lte as candid as Mr. Hendricks, and declaro to day at the Court House, that ho will not, under any circum stance vote for Mitchell. He seeks to interpose the feeble plea of caucus dic tation as a screen to conceal the true state of affairs. Hendricks will not vote for Grover under any contingency and so publicly states. Mr. Church dares not deny his master. It is said that after Shel ley is defeated he will move back to hii home in Harris burg, Linn county. Til R Ninth street sewer and conduit of filth and falsehood again misrepresents Mr. Skaggson thebridge question. Mr. Skuggs did nothing more than any other man would have done, if his pri vate projH-rty was taken for public use. Tho ferry property cost Mr. Skaggs f 1,300, and since the building of the bridge, could not at any time, have been sold tor fl.UUU. its attack are uncalled for. and as a relation of its proprietor once figured extensively but not creditably in a bridge question in the States, tho Joh'iuU could have well let the matter severely alone. Hendricks will NOT vote for Grover, for U. S. Senator under any circunr stance. By examining the record of the Cir cuit Court at tho last term you will find that Mr. Fitch had treble as many cases as Mr. Knox. With the Republican candidate it is election or starvation. If he was not an able bod ied man capable of performing a day's work, there would be a possible excuse for giving him control of our county af fairs, more as a pensioner than an em ployee. It will be more economical lowever to elect Fiteh and appropri ate sufficient to keep Mr. Knox in his indolence and shift lessnesa. Church promises to vote for Mitchell if ho is the favorite of the party. J. M. Shelley was a member of the firm of Smith, Bra-sstield Co., when the farmers of Willamette Forks were uujustly compelled to pay them a $7,000 security debt Mr. Shelley shared in the spoils equally with the others, and many of the sturdy farmers of Willamette precinct will take ven geance upon him at the polls next Mon day. Sour inquiry has been made why Mr. Rickard has not been making the rounds with the other candidate. We can state tliat Mr, Rickard haa been detained at home by tirkoet in his amily. Coicrnpaltai Jinraaliin. A Portland paper, the Sunday Mer cury, formerly Democratic, but now owned and controlled by Republicans, is fighting most of tlie Democratic ticket, and saying nothing in favor of the balai.ee. Its last issuo is filled with a string of falsehoods concerning J. M. Thompson, which are scurrilous in tho extreme, and unworthy of any journal claiming even a modicum of re spTctability. We are aware that in .lie ht at of political contests the temp tation to blacken an enemy is Vciry strong. With the pen, 'partisans of amiability at other times, are con strained to recklessly denounce oppo nents whose fair fame and integrity in ordinary times, would pass unchal lenged. Unlicensed and depraved journalists pour out their offensive slime and garbage upon the characters of men who are irreproachable and hon orable. The attack of the Mercury upon Mr. Thompson, especially as far as it is local, is false and, black as the satanic regions. In every relation as a citizen no word of reproach can be truthfully uttered against him. The charges are so utterly preposterous that Mr. Thompson will gain instead of los ing votes, by reason of their circulation. EMPHATICALLYJOT FOR GROVER. Hendricks his pledged himself not to vote for Gro ver, for. U. S. Senator, at every point in the canvass. What more could be asked ? Farmers, it now cost you about 20 cents per bushel to get your wheat to the sea. If the bar at Yaquina was cleared out your wheat would be shipped from there, and to get it over there would not cost you over 5 cents per bushel, leaving 15 cents per bushel ex tra in your pocket Candidates for Congress from Eastern and Southern Oregon and Portland have promised to get you government aid to remove ob structions at Yaquina Bay, but old Hon. John Whiteaker, the Lane county farmer, is the only one who has ever been successful in bringing tho matter before Congress. Democrat. Fitch has experiencein le gal matters. Knox almost none. We are credibly informed that a brother-in-law of Mr. Shelley, a Demo crat, has made arrangements , for the Ichko of a house in Eugene provided Shelley is elected. This Democratic brother-in-law has the promise of the (leputyship, and for that consideration will probably support Shelley. He was an applicant to the Democratic convention for a nomination and fail ing to receive one now expects to ride into nn office by Republican votes. The manifest misrepresentation of the Republican organs concerning Mr. Hendricks' administration as School Superintendent are rather working to his advantage. Thoir cam paign lies are so thin that honest Re publicans despise them, and will not voto for a man that expects to be elect ed by trad jcing one of our best citizens. Some Republicans would create dis cord between Hendricks' and Thomp son's friends by representing that they are opposed to each other. This is the basest falsehoods yet brought out Hendricks and Thompson are on the best of terms, and any reports that they will not support each other we de nounce as untrue. J. J. Waltox, Jr., has been an hon ored citizen of Lane county for these many years, and in all that time his in tegrity has been kept unstained and un- unsullied. We trust that Lane county ...:n .1 . www iia appreciation or his ser vice next Monday, by a luigevjto for hi in. From all pai ta of this district the news comes that J. W. Hamilton, the Democratic candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, will receive a rousing vote. His opponent is an inconsistent time server and will be badly used uptin Ben ton, his own county. Shelley arose in his oily way at the Mohawk speaking, and displaying his noble form and fine figure to the beat advantage stroked his pretty whiskers and oracularly uttered this remarkable sentence: "Gentlemen, behold your next Sheriff Ir is reported that Mr. Judkina, the Republican candidate for Surveyor, is going to Eastern Oregon this summer. Elect M. S Wallia and you may de pend upon it that the work will be correctly and promptly done. Honest Jons vVhitukrr will be Wt d, and don't you forg4 it SpriflsficU Corrtipindenee. Speingfiild, May 3l, 1880. En. Guard: The political outlook in this precinct is very favorable to the Democrats. The Democracy are up and doing. The infamous fraud of counting in Hayes has opened the eyes of many to the true inwardness of the Republican party, and they are deter mined to maintain their rights in the present contest The speaking last Wednesday was well attended. Owing to Church's Mitchellistio propensities, Hendricks can rely on getting several Republican votes in this precinct Mr. Williams' remarks were well appreciated. It is needless to say anything in behalf of Hon J. M. Thompson. He will get two-thirds of the Republican votes in this precinct Our Republican friends are losing faith in their candidate for Sheriff Those stories about his naughty tricks are not gaining him any friends. He is reported to have bid $50 for the Christian Church vote of this precinct by promising that if the members of that dencfmination would support him he would, if elected, give that amount to the church in this place. The vot ers of this precinct have come to the conclusion that he is altogether too Shelley, and prefer to support one whom they know to be a Goodman for the Sheriff. P. J. McPherson will continue to perform the duties of assessor for the next two years. The other candidates will poll the full vote of the party. Vox. Democrats should put no trust in Republican false hoods circulated on the eve of election. The Journal insinuates that the Democratic candidate for Sheriff runs about saloons. The report is false, and shows to what desperate straits they are driven in order to save the Linn county immigrant Another unprincipled re port started in another part of the county is that he is a Blue Ribbon man. Mr. Goodman is a sober temper ance man, but he has no membership with that order. Where he is not known they might lead astray some person not acquainted with the facts. The burly Mitchell-Church striker that does the dirty work for the more respectable Republicans of this city will sooner or later get caught in his bribery business. Two years ago his im proper use of tho corruption fund was known and we are informed that he has this year approached Democrats with a view of buying votes. The pen itentiary is open for men of his ilk. Okeoox has never yet elected a Re presentative to Congress for a second consecutive term. It is almost out of the question for a member to be emi nently useful during one term. Mr. Whiteaker has been a faithful Repre sentative and the State owes it to its own interest to return him. If you wish the public schools made more efficient voce j or l)r. A. r. Patterson. So far as we know, says the Stan dard, the Radicals have nominated in every instance, Mitchell candidates for the State Senate. This is especially the case in Douglas, Yamhill, Marion, Polk, Benton and Lane counties, and they have done likewiso in Multnomah. E. B. Watsox, the County Clerk of Jackson County, who wag nominated for the Supreme Bench by Sol. Abra hams k Co., is the only man who has shown tho indecency to travel over the State on an election tour. J. F. Watson, by his moral delin quencies, has lost the respect of his fel low citizens in Douglas county. Give a Lane county man your vote for Cir cuit J udie. Mr. Knox should explain what dis position was made of the retaining fee in the Spanswick -Kerns iinVogolio that was poid the firm of which he was a partner. Democrats should beware of trad ing, hvery candidate on the ticket was nominated fairly and should win or lose with the whole ticket Mr. E P. Williams has rtruck mm a nM1, V. T . """" -vu,"j on uie canvass for Democracy and will certainly receive tee lull party vote. A Democratic victory on the 7th of tiune means war on T . monopoly and privileged classes.- Hendricks can exert an infloeace j favoraUe to the University. Vote for BUB. The report that has been circulated through the coun try that Mr. Fitch has been, seen on the streets of Eugene lately m an unseemly condi tion is a base viltoirn.. falsehood, and is so known uy every ciuzen of JLugene It isouly in the country thai the report has been put forth. Thb anonymous editor of the Jour, nal has turned spy. He follow the beer wheel-barrow around, if hit own reports are worth anything. Doubtleu he is expectantly awaiting the close of the election when he can again tackle the ardent without fearof losing votes. He is a thorough policy mau.j Skaggs is competent, a, Mexican waf veteran, and is unable to perform manual labor.. No Assessor that Lane county har ever had has given as complete satisfac tion as Mr. P. J. McPherson. Careful and painstaking in his work, and lack ing any overbearing disposition he has made hosts of friends. His election is1 assured. Mr. Parks has so far been unable1 to deny that he made a contract with Smith in regard to resigning the asses sor's office. The proof 'and affidavits are obtainable that would redound lit tle to his credit If ability, intellect and experience are qualitiei that should be found in a County Judge vote for Fitch. If indo lence and incapacity strike you as pref erable qualities then support Knox. Goodman is a farmer, and one of the sturdy yeoman of the land. He has re ceived a good education, and is thor oughly competent to manage the Sheriff's office. Br. Patterson is an able stu dious gentleman. Support him. If John Tarks is elected Assessor, w hat assurance have we that his health will not again fail and compel him to resign in favor of some incompetent per son. Mr. J. W. Skaggs is a veteran of the Mexican war. He is now a cripple and helpless, and should be remembered by the people for his service to thecountry. Has Shelley displayed business tact in the management of his own affairsf Why is it that he owns no real estate and pays no taxes in Lane countyt At the time of going to press Fri day evening no definite news has been received as to the action of the Chicago Convention. Examine your tickets and see that no fraud h perpetrated. Fitch will make tho better Judge. SELUZTO off at COST. Ag I Must raise Money I will sell myentlre stock of DRY GOODS, FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CROCKER AT COST Call and examine Goods & Prices WA11 who art indebUrf tn m. MT7RT MtV immediately. Iliirhtst tnarkrt nrira u!J fo .11 ViJa f PRODUCE, HIDES and fVXS. A. GOLDSMITH. YOUNG CONQUEROR, JR. I will make the folWincr stands for the season, to-wit : At Cooper's stable, Eugene City, Friday and Saturday of each we k. At A. L. Humphrey'! on Long Tom, Monday. At my place Tuesdays and Wednesdays. t3r"For particulas-of descrip tion, pedigree, te ee printea posters, IL GHAI LEY. BOOTS AM MlOt-CALIM ai bud and urchin mad B rttaai ahon. A h lot dim from factory, r S.-H. FRJEVBLY