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CORV,
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GAZETTE.
Vol. XLI.
CoRVAuug, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday, May lO, 1004.
No. IG
The four columns below are
published by the Republican
Central Committee of Benton
County, Oregon.
Edited by GEO. L. PAUL.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
COUNTY.
Senator
W. E. YATES, of Coivallis
Representative
VIKGIL CARTER, of We Is
Sherifl
S. M. CAMERON, of Corvallis
Clerk
RICHARD SCOTT, of Willamette
Recorder
T. T. VINCENT, of Kiugs Valley
Commis!-ioner '
U. H. HAWLEY, of Dusty
School Superintended
G. W. DENMAN, of Corvallis
Treasurer
W. V. LAFFERTY, of Corvallis
GEO. COOPER, of Philomath
Surveyor
T. L. READ, of Wren
Coroner
S. N. WILKINS, of Corvallis
THE PLATFORM.
Resolved, That we favor the permanent
betterment of every highway in Benton
county, without regard to tta political com
plexion of the section to which it leads
or through which it passes.
Resolved, That we favor the liberal but
intelligent exenditureof public money for
road improvement, under competent super
vision, and limited to the employment of
auch methods as will provide good roads
without imposing unnecessary burden on
the taxpayers.
Resolved, Tint we favor an administra
tion of county affairs which will render un
necessary a gradual increase of the taxpay
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, Tttat we lavor an equai n v
uniform system of taxation as prescribed by
the constitution and laws of this state, and
condemn in most severe terns ' a policy
which discriminates in favor ol 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
Jils oath of office. -Adopted by the Benton
county Republican convention, March 81,
1904.
COUNTY CENTRAL COM
MITTEE. i. R Smith, Chairman Corvallis No. S
Wm. Knotis Corvallis No 1
S. U Kline , .Corvallis No 2
J. B. Irvine Corvallis No
A. C Miller Kings Valley
Robt. McFarland Summit
Warren Norton Blodgett
J. H. Edwards Dusty
N. E. Newton. . Philomath
W. S. Tomlinson Soap Creek
T. J. Risley Fairmount
Scott King Wren
J. E. Banton Alsea
M. 1. Harpole Monroe
Parks Willamette
ANYTHING TO WIN
The question is occasionally
raised as to why with a majority
against them, Democrats have
been elected regularly every two
years to fill the "paying" offices
in Jtenton county.
There is one, and but one an
swer. ' It has been the policy of
the trio of Democratic bosses to
sacrifice, every non-paying office
on the ticket, and bend every
energy to capture the "paying"
ones. The Business Democrat is
after the crumbs that fall from
the tables of the sheriff, assescor
and clerk, the Wily Sachem is
interested only in the election of
those who x:an throw legal busi
ness to him; and the other well,
he is always a candidate for one
of the paying offices himself.
With them party success is ever
subordinate to personal profit.
"Any alliance to ensure victory,"
has been their motto, and the
Democratic cloak has been used
to cover a strange variety of coali
tions. A few years ao the "saloon
vote was tne deciding1 tactor in
the elections m this county,
went the saloons so went
the rowdy element became scat
tered, and the churches : took on
new life and . influence. . The
Democratic bosses held a; confer
ence and it was dedded.Jthat the
''blackleg" must be discarded for
the "Puritan." "Ahew coalition
must be formed. War was begun
on the saloons. . Bacchus and Bac
chante were cast aside, and the
Goddess of. Reform found an ar
dent wooer in the erstwhile suitor
of the Goddess of Wine. All the
rancor of the ap state has since
been displayed by the Democratic
bosses toward their old compan
ions in arms the keepers and
habitues of the saloon. As Judge
McFadden says: "that is good
bait to catch the bible-backs."
Let it be said to the credit of the
latter, however, their eyes are
now thoroughly opened to the
true condition of affairs
During the transition period
while the affections of the Demo
cratic bosses were being transfer
red from the saloons to the church
es, it was necessary to enlist the
aid of a temporary ally. The
Populist party held the balance
of power in Benton county at
that time, and it "looked good"
to the trio. An alliance was form
ed with that party and it was
given the glory, while the Dem
ocrats got the offices. To accom
plish this result it was necessary
for Judge McFadden to "stand
aside" in the Democratic-Populist
convention. He has never
recovered from this humiliation.
Writing on this subject about a
year ago, he said: "I was never
as mortified nor disgusted in my
life as when I saw 'Pop Robinson'
in the chair in the capacity of
Democratic High-Priest"
This, briefly, has been the his
tory of the Democratic party in
establishing Pvrtiand psay office;
authorizing sale of unsold portions
of Umatilla Indian reservation,
and others.
BETTER BE SURE.
Benton, since it became the
plaything of the little coterie who
profess to own it...-- The policy of
sacrificing every office that had
"no money in it," for those that
"pay"; of neglecting: all others
and bending every energy to car
ry these, is the one that has land
ed these offices every two years
in spite ot an adverse majority.
The merits of the candidates on
either ticket have had nothing to
do with it. Judge McFadden
has said so, and he ought to know.
Owing to the, fact that May
15 falls on Sunday this year,
some confusion has arisen as to
the exact time when registration
of voters should close. The Ore
gonian has this to say on the sub
ject:
Couuty Clerk Fields pays he is in
doubt whether he will close the Regis
tration Books on Saturday, May 14, or
Monday, May 16. The registration pro
vives that registration 6hall begin on the
first Monday in January and clone on
May 15 at 5 p. m. May 15 falls on San
day this year tni Attorney General
Crawford has written an opinion to the
county clerk of Benton caunty that this
year registration mast end on Saturday
evening.
But some attorneys differ with this
opinion and Mr. Fields has not yet de
cided to follow it, although he states that
he will probably close the Registration
Books next Saturday afternoon.
A statute which refers to legal holi
days and nonjudicial days, and which
provides for computation ot time, reads
as follows :
"The time within which an act is to be
done as provided in this edde, shall be
computed by excluding the first day and
including the last, unless the last day fall
upon Sunday, Christmas ofnon judicial
day in which case the last day shall also
be excluded,"
Several well-known lawyers .. haye
stated that according to provisions of
this statute registration does not close
this year until Monday, May 16, and that,
as the opinion of the attorney-general
has no more legal force or effect than
that of any other attorney, the question Js
still open until decided by the juJge of a
court of competent jurisdiction, and if
no such decision is demanded, the
county clerks cau use their best judg
ment in the mattter.
The voter who gets his name
upon the Registration Book be
fore next Saturday --evening; is
sure to be safe so far . as the. titne
limit.is'concerned,iahd fe,W Would
have any reasonable excuse 'for
wwaiting until Moridsy, even if it
were , decided to, keep the books
open until that day.
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LI CAN TICKET.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
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STATE
Supreme Judge--
FRANK A MOORE, of Columbia
Dairy and Food Commlsioner
J. W. BAILEY, of Multnomah
Presidential Electors
J. Jf. HART, of Polk
JaS. A. FEE, of Umatilla
GRANT B. D1MM1CK, of Clackamas
A. C. BOUGH, of Josephine.
CONGRESSIONAL
Representative First District
BINGER HERMANN, of Douglas
JUDICIAL
Circuit Judge.
E. O. POTTER, of Lane
District Attorney
GEOKGE M. BROWN, of Douglas
4 GEOKGE M.
NOW IS THE TIME.
DID GOOD WORK.
Every Oregon bill save two,
was passed by the Congress just
closed. Not in years has the Or
egon delegation so thoroughly
cleared its docket of local legisla
tion. Mitchell and Hermanu
worked as faithfully and effective
ly as ot old, and Senator Fulton
gives promise of attaining' the
prestige once held by the grand
old statesman, Joseph N. Dolph.
No new man has ever made a bet
ter record than that of Oregon's
junior senator during his first
year in office. His career of use
fulness is just beginning, and no
young man in eitner House ol
Congress has brighter prospects
of becoming: one of the promi
nent men of the Nation. Voters
of this District will continue the
present effectiveness of Oregon's
delegation in Congress, by re
electing Mr. Hermann bv an over
whelming majority.
The following are the princi
pal measures and bills of import
ance secured by the Oregon dele-cation:
The trio of Democratic bosses
have never made an honest effort
to elect the entire Democratic
ticket in this county. Nomina
tions have been made with a
view to strengthening the candi
dates for. sheriff and clerk, and,
when it has been thought neces
sary, vacancies have been left in
the ticket and minor offices bar
tered for the ones that "pay."
With an eye for ousiness, the
bosses have made political capi
ital out of ever popular move
ment started by the undesigning
for the public good. Public sen
timent has been drafted for polit
ical service, until we find it so
vitiated that a trasedy must be
enacted to.shcck the community
into a "sense of its moral and
legal delinquencies." Even now
an effort is being made to turn
to political account the sympa
thies and sentiments awakened
bv the unfortunate occurrence of
a few weeks ago.
The first big Republican rally
of the present campaien, was held
at Wood burn last Saturday night
Leading Republicans were in at
tendance from nearly every por
tion of Western Oregon, and
many prominent speakers address
ed the meeting. Hon. Dau T.
, c . . .
Malarkey, of Portland, was one
of the orators ot the evening, and
his remarks were most enthusias
tically received. He said in part
On the first Monday in June the voters
of the state select their congressman and
their state and county officers. .This
district . will return to congress a man
who has there rendered Oregon faithful
and efficient seryiee and will continue to
do so. But what I would impress upon
you most tonight is that you are voting
in June not only for candidates lor state
offices and representatives, but are vot
ing, as the case may be, either for or
against Roosevelt, and ?tlat a vote for
the straight Republican ticket in June
really helps Roosevelt more than a vote
for the Republican electors in November.
We cannot realize or estimate the
moral effect and the enthubiasm thai will
be Created in her sister states bv a record
breaking majority in Oregon in June for
Roosevelt and the Republican ticket.
Every thousand above the previous rec
ord will elsewhere bring 10,000 more
votes to our candidate. Let this, then,
be our battle cry from now until the polls
close on June 6 "Twenty thousand ma-,
jority for Roosevelt arid the straight Re
publican ticket."
The Lewis and Cl?rk appropri
ation of $475,000, introduced in
the senate bv Senator Mitchell
As! and iu tlie house by Congressm .aendinS dodgers,
the! W llliarnson.
It is not at all complimentary
to Hon. John Daly, John Whita
ker, Marion Hay den, R. J. Nich
ols, Thos. Cooper, and the other
gentlemen that have represented
this county in the legislature,
when the Times tells the people
of Benton county that they "can
cut off the grafts and turn the
grafters down if they will stop
schemers and
tiicksters to the legislature."
election. In those diys the sa
loons of Corvallis were not thei
quiet,orderly resorts they are now,
but were conducted on the wide
open, stand-from-under plan. Yet
their support was necessary to
Democratic success, and, as he
says himself, Judge McFadden
"acted as wetnurse for them."
With the growth of the Oie
gon Agricultural College, the de
mand came for more strict en
forcement of the license law in
Corvallis; the saloons passed into
the hands of a better class of men;
The Celilo canal bill appropri
ation of $100,000 for the improve-
l nient of the Columbia river as a
rider to the sundry civil bill.
The bill giving the state of Or
egon title to land for a site for a
fish hatchery on Wallowa lake in
Eastern Oregon, introduced by
Senator Fulton.
Other bills: Transferring Ft.
Dalles to the Oregon historical
society; limiting lieu sections of
land of like character and value
to those , relinquished; increasing
pensions of Indian war veterans;
Gen. Thorp and J. Fred Yates
organized a Roosevelt club in
Willamette precinct, last Friday
night. After organization was
effected a rousing meeting was
held, and a large number signed
the roll. The officers of the
club are: J. E. Thompson,
president; George Mercer, secretary.
Benton county is. going to con
tribute her. share of those 20,000
votes for Roosevelt in June.
The Times is figerin' again.
The financial editor has it all
"summed up" that the aver
age amount each taxpayer will
have to pay into the state treas
ury this year will be $12.50.
When that paper was raising its
voice in favor of the Lewis and
Clark appropriation it impressed
upon its readers the fact that the
farmers ot Benton county would
have to pay only $1.21 4 each
on their share of that appropria
tion this year. When the Times
was urging the election of Geo.
E. Chamberlain for governor, it
solemnly assured us that when
that stalwait Democrat was Ore
gon's chief executive "only vir
tuous measures would become
laws. ' ' In the face of all this,
the Times is now condemning the
laws which Governor Chamber
lain advocated and endorsed with
his official signature. Of course,
the Times doesn't mean it. It is
only trying to hoodwink the
voters again.
An enthusiastic Roosevelt club
was organized at Wells, last Wed
nesday night, by Hon. G. A.
Waggoner. Notwithstanding the
fact that this is one of the busiest
seasons of the year for the farm
er, a number found time to meet
with Mr. Waggoner and bear wit
ness to their high regard for Presi
dent Theodore Roosevelt. Real
izing that the result of the June
election in Oregon will have a
mighty influence upon the voters
in all other states in the campaign
which will open next July, ad
mirers of Teddy Roosevelt are
determined to roll up an over
whelming Republican majority
in county, district and state.
Wells Roosevelt club promises to
take an active part in the contest.
Its officers are : President, V. A.
Carter; vice-president, H. T.Rid
ders; secretary, W. S. Tomlin
son..
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New Waist Sets
New Trimmings
New Ornaments
New Stock Collars
New Laces
New Ribbons
DOMESTICS
New Table Linen and Napkins
New Muslins and Sheetings
New Towels and Towling
New Curtains and Scrims
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