Corvallis gazette., April 29, 1904, Image 1

COR
VALLI
Vol. XU.
Corvallis, Benton Cotjnty, Oregon, Friday, Aran, SO, 190A. Na 32"
GAZETTE.
The four columns below are
published by the Republican
Central Committee of Benton
County, Oregon.
Edited by GEO. L. PAUL.
REPUBLICAN TICKET
J
t COUNTY.
Senator
W. E. YATES, of Corvallis
Representative
VIKGIL CARTER, of Wells
Sheriff
J. M. CAMERON, of Corvallis
Clerk
RICHARD SCOTT, of Willamette
Recorder
T. T. VINCENT, of Kiugs Valley
CommiB-ioner
L. H. HAWLEY, of Dusty
School Superintendent
G. W. DENMAN, of Corvallia
Treasurer
W. V. LAFFERTY, of Corvallia
Bfi &8S0 1
GEO. COOPER, of Philomath
Surveyor
T. L. READ, of Wren
Coroner
8. N. WILKINS, of Corvallls
THE PLATFORM.
Resolved, That we favor the permanent
betterment of every highway in Benton
county, without regard to thi political com
plexion of the section to which it leads
or through which it passea
Resolved, That we favor the liberal but
intelligent exenditure of public money for
road improvement, under competent super
vision, and limited to the employment of
such methods as wilT provide good roads
without imposing unnecessary burden on
the taxpayers.
Resolod, - Tint we favor an administra
" tion of county affairs which will render un.
. necessary a gradual increase of the tax pay--'
ers' burden from year to year at a time .
when the county is free from debt, and there
is no demand for heavy expenditure of
county funds.
Resolved, That we favor an equal and
uniform system of taxation as prescribed by
tbe constitution and laws of this state, and
condemn in most severe terms a policy
which discriminates in favor of one indi
vidual and against another.
Resolved, That we favor the strict atten
tion of every county officer to his duties pre
scribed for him by law, and the faithful
observance of the obligations imposed by
his oath of office. Adopted by the Benton
county Republican convention, March 31,
1904.
COUNTY CENTRAL COM
MITTEE. J. R Smith, Chairman Corvallis No. 8
Wm. Knotis .Corvsllis No 1
S. I Kline Corvallls No 2
J. B. Irvine Corvallia No 4
A. C Miller Kings Valley
Roht. McFarland Summit
Warren Norton Blodgett
J. H. Edwards Dusty
N. E. Newton Philomath
W. S. Tomlinson oap Creek
T.'J. Risley Fairmount
Scott King Wren
J. E. Banton Alsea
M. D. Haroole Monroe
W. Parks WilUmitte f
look to see whether the work
has been done or not." This was
the charge that Mr. Bryaus
brought against the bosses whose
mandate must be obeyed by every
Democrat who is elected to office
in Benton county if he would re
tain his official head. And the
Trio stood - silent before ' Mr.
Bryans.
In his long letter to John the
Business Democrat referred to the
disturbance raised in the conven
tion by "old man Bryans," but
made light of it by explaining
that the old man was a new-comer
and wasn't onto the ropes yet
Under the lash is probably what
.
looks better in a letter tnat is in
tended to cajole.
If we mistake not the temper
or the sturdy old gentleman from
Wren, the bosses will do well to
spare the lash in the case of Mr.
Bryans.
W. P. LAFFERTY.
Voters Will Make no Mistake la Electlae
Hint County Treasnrwr-
MADE TO SIT ON.
i
NOT ONTO THE ROPES.
"Judge McFadden, you advo
cate good roads in your resolu
tions. You people are spending
enormous sums of our money in
improving our roads and we have
no roads. I want to know if that
resolution is sincere. We want
roads that delegates to our con
ventions can get over on horse
back. Your men pay the bills
for road work out of the people's
money and never look to see
whether the work has beeii done
or not. I want a change."
This was the reception Wm.
Bryans, of Wren precinct, gave
the "good roads" plank in the
set of resolutions drafted by Judge
McFadden for the recent Demo
cratic county convention held in
this city. When Mr. McFadden
finished reading that plank Mr.
Bryans stood up as a delegate to
the convention and protested
against the manner in which the
present Democratic administra
tion is "spending enormous sums
of our money in improving roads,
and we have no roads." In the
face of this charsre the accused
were silent, while Mr. Bryans
was loudly applauded by his fel
low delegates.
During his residence in Ben
ton county Mr. Bryans has proved
himself a progressive farmer and
public-spirited citizen. He is an
earnest advocate of good roads,
but, being a practical man, he
believes that, business methods
should be employed in making
roads and demands that results
beattained for the money expend
ed. . . -
"Your men pay the bills for
road work out of the people's
money," said he, "and never
The Democratic State Conven
tion, which met recently in Port
land, adopted a platform and sanc
tified it with the name of Jeffer
son. To satisly the most skeptic
al that the builders of that plat
form were terribly in earnest the
"spirit of the last national plat
form" was invoked, and the con
vention was sworn by the party
'shield and buckler."
Yet within a day; before the
ink was dry upon the parchment
that will preserve for future party
guidance the declarations of that
convention, the Portland Jour
nal the leading Democratic pa
per of the state openly averred:
The average voter of intelligence, per
ception and memory knows that plat
forms are notoriously insincere; they are
"made to get in on," not to stand and
work on when a party gets in. The
Democratic party, for example, has for
many quadrennial periods been delaring
against a high protective tariff, whose
object is to rob the many for the benefit
of the few, bnt it is not forgotten that
when that party last had an opportunity
to end this system of reciprocal rapine it
did nothing, or next to nothing, in this
direction ; and it is observed that many
Democrats in congress are as extreme
protectionists as Republicans are, when
ever their districts have special interests
to be protected.
While the Journal is good Dem
ocratic authority, we are disposed
to be charitable and say that Dem
ocratic platforms are usually made
to "sit down on," not to "stand
and work on."
THE WAY TO DO 'EM.
One ot the most interesting
contributions to the literature of
the present campaign in Benton
county, is the letter which the
Business Democrat wrote to John
shortly after the Democratic con
vention was held in this city. .
That official document con
tained the plan of campaign as
outlined by the Wily Sachem
and his two lieutenants.
The way in which the two
hundred Republican majority in
this county is to be overcome is
almost cruel in. its simplicity.
The blow might be made to fall
easier if some intricate and cir
cuitous method of accomplishing
this result had been planned, but
to annihilate that majority with
one breath is little short of bar
barous. "The way to do them," w e.-
tne business uemocrat, "is t r
every Democrat to vote his tic
straight, and every Republi i
you can get counts two."
Simple, isn't it? But no more
simple than the Republican who
permits himself to be "done."
If every Republican will vote his
ticket straight next June, he will
strengthen his party for the con
test which is to decide whether
or not Teddy Roosevelt is to be
retained in the White House,
and administer a long-delayed re
buke to the trio of Democratic
bosses who hold so lightly the "al
legiance of Republicans to their
pirty.
The Republican nominee for
treasurer of Benton county was
born in Harrison county, Ohio,
and ' was reared on a farm
near Cadiz- The family moved
to Chillicothe, Mo., in 1866, and
in the following year the mother
was called to her reward, leav
mg the lad homeless. At the age
of sixteen he entered the office
of the Constitution, at Chilli
cothe, to learn the printers trade.
A V - . i
Alter working- mere lor a year
for the meager salary of ; $2 59
per week, he went to Trenton,
Mo., and accepted a position as
compositor on the Trenton Re
publican. At the end of the first
year in his new place he was pro
moted to the position of foreman
ot the paper, which place he fill
ed until. 1878, when he retired
from the newspaper business to
assume the duties of treasurer of
Grundy County, to which office
he had been elected for a term of
two years. .
He went into the grocery busi
ness with his brother in 1880, re
tiring in 1885 on account of ill
health. Two years later in part
nership with W. A. Smith, under
the firm ; name of Lafferty fe
Smith, he engaged in the Dry
Goods, Boat, Shoe and Clothing
business, and built up an exten
sive trade, which was swept away
in that period of financial depres
sion from 1892 to 1896,
Mr. Lafferty came with his
family to Oregon in 1898,' and
chose Corval'is as his place of
residence. No better proof of
the esteem in which he is held in
this community could be given
than the action of the recent Re
publican convention tor Benton
county in nominating him for
the ver3' important office of coun
ty treasurer by acclamation. The
nomination went to Mr. Lafferty
without solicitation cn his part,
and every Republican in tbe coun
ty should take a pride in indors
ing the action of the convention
by casting a vote for Mr. Laffertv
next June.
The following letter, which is
self-explanatory, will be read with
interest by Mr. Lafferty's many
inends in Benton county.
Tbentos, Missouri, April 10, 1904.
Mb. J. B. Smith, Chairman '
Republican Central Committee,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Dear Sir : I learn from friends here
that Mr. W. P. Lafferty, formerly of this
city, has been nominated by the Repub
lican convention of your county as a can
didate for treasurer. The very high re
gard in which Mr. LalTerty was held by
me, personally, and by the people of this
county, prompts me to say a word to you
in bis favor.
I have known Mr. Lafferty personally
and intimately for over thirty-four years.
When I first purchased and took charge
of this paper, in September, 1869, I
found him, then quite a young man, an
employe of the office. He soon won my
confidence, and in a few years became
foreman. He continued in this position,
I think, for about fifteen years and un
til he voluntarily recigned, having been
chosen treasurer of this county. He
held this official position for two rears.
His work with me was always of anjemi-
neatly satisfactory character and his con
duct as an official was highly so to the
people of the entire county.
When he was elected treasure", know
ing .him as I did, I asked the privilege
ot going on his bond of $120,000.00, and
I "??ure tcq that I lost no sleep on that
A WORD WITH DEMOCRATS.
. When President Roosevelt in
terferred with the anthracite coa
magnates of Pennsylvania, on be
half of their labor, says the Ore
gonian, he served notice on them
that he was his own man, who
was not afraid to do justice and
love mercy in spite of all they
could do to harm him.
.When President Roosevelt no
tified the labor unions that Fore
man Miller, of the bindery in the
government printing ofhce,should
receive his steadfast protection,
regardless ot any movement that
organized labor might initiate
against him, he. showed the coun
try that he was his own man, de
termined to enforce the law with
out fear or favor.
When President Roosevelt or
dered his Attorney General to pro
ceed against the Northern Seen
rities merger, he served notice on
the exeat railway corporations
that he was his own . man, and
that neither their threats nor their
entreaties should swerve him from
doing his duty as he saw it.
When President Roosevelt was
importuned to use his influence
in favor of the Lewis and Clark
Fair, he did not hesitate or con
tent himself with professions of
help without meaning. He did
not stop at words, he acted. He
called men like Cannon. Pavne.
Dalzell and Tawney, who were
firmly opposed to the appropria
tion, and insisted upon its friend
ly consideration. Against every
adverse appeal he stood firm, in
every crisis of need, he went un
hesitatingly and forcefully to the
front.
If the Democrats ot Oregon are
the men we think they are, few
among them will . find it in their
hearts to - set the seal of their
disapproval upon the man who
has so often showed his sterling
mettle, who has done so much for
us. ' Born and reared in New
York, he is nevertheless, the first
Western president we ever had.
He is of the Western manner,
direct, forceful, steadfast. He
has stood by the people, will the
people stand by him? He has
stood by Oregon, will Oregon in
June be found giving aid and
comfort to his enemies?
Registration books close on the
evening of May 15th, and voters
who neglect to register on .or be
fore that date, will have to resort
to blank "A" before they will be
permitted to cast a ballot for
county and state officers in June,
or for president next November.
Pacific Coast Exposition.
International scope is assured
to the Lewis and Clark Centen
nial Exposition to be held at Port
land, Oregon, from June 1st. to
October 15, 1905, by President
Roosevelt's approval of the act
of Congress making an appropri
ation for the exposition, and - his
invitation to foreign countries to
participate. . Portland's Exposi-
a-F.Terty was universally regarded
ne eur best citizens and was
to nd in line with the best peo
ple. 1 assure you tnat your people will
make ne mistake in electing him.
Wishing Mr. Lafferty and your entire
Kepubacan ticket abundant Bnccees,
I am - Very truly yours,
W. B. Rogers.
The voters , are not talking
much politics as yet, but they are
doing some good sound thinking.
After mature reflection there will
a rousing majority for lower taxes
and good roads Roseburg Re
view. --- .
tion will represent an outlay of
over $5 , 000, 000. Though cover
ing 405 acres of land and natural
lake, it will be compact in form,
and the average person will be
able to see and comprehend it all
in a few. days at moderate cost;
The cream of the foreign and
domestic exhibits to be made at
St Louis this year will be trans
ferred to Portland at the close of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposi
tion. The United States exhibit
will be moved entirely to Port
land and installed in buildings
to be specially erected. This ex-
fhibit will be worth $800,000. In
addition, Portland will have many
leatures wnicn will not be seen
at St Louis, such as exhibits de
monstrating the, life, customs and
industries of China, Japan, Ha
waii, Siberia; Russia, Alaska,
Austria, New Zealand, the Philip
pines and India.
The Lewis and Clark Centen
nial will be the first international
exposition under Government pat
xonage ever held on the - Pacific
Coast, It will be in every - way
a Western Exposition.
WASH GOODS
New Percales and Calicos"
- :-. - New Ginghams and Chambrays
- New Charlies and Cotton Suitings
.- - New White Waistings
newDre$$$Rirt$ait(J$l)irlUai$t$
" ' WOOL DRESS GOODS
New Mixed Suitings
New Scotch Weaves
v New Etamine'and Voiles
New Mohairs, Plain and Figured
New Black Dress Goods
NOVELTIES
New Buttons -
New Waist Sets
New Trimmings
New Ornaments
New Stock Collars
New Laces -s
New Ribbons -
" '
newfio$ieryandynderwear
DOMESTICS
New Table Linen and Napkins
New Muslins and Sheetings
New Towels and Towling
New Curtains and Scrims
your produce 1
?. E. miller.
MATTING
Fresh, clean and new.
Fifty rolls just, received.
Just the thing for hot weather.
WALL
PAPER
So many, many de
signs you must call
and see Lhem. Q Q .
J. P. MANN & CO. j
gorvalli$Ice5yiorR$
Will deliver ice every day from 7 to 11 o'clock.
Small orders must be in by 8 olclock.
CORVALLIS
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We make a' specialty of doors, windows and mould
. ings. Our stock is complete and our prices lower than
. you can buy in Portland.
Mills at Corvallis and Dallas, Oregon.
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