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GORYA Vol. XLI. Corvallis, Benton . County, Oregon, Friday, May SO, 1904. LLIS GAZETTE. The four columns, below are' published by the Republican Central Committee County, Oregon. of Benton Edited by GEO. L. PAUL. REPUBLICAN TICKET. COUNTY. Seuator W. E. YATES, of Corvallis Representative VIKG1L CARTER, of Wells Shi-riff- ' , J. M. CAMERON, of Corvallis Clerk RICHARD SCOTT, of Willamette Recorder ' ' T. T. VINCENT, of Klugs Valley Commis-ioner L. H. HAWLEY, of Dusty School Superintendent G. W. DENM AN, of Corvallis Treasurer . W. P. 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 th 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 such methods as will provide good roads without imposing unnecessary burden on the taxpayers. ... Resolved, Tht 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 tor heavy expenditure of county funds. Resolved, That we favor an equal and uniform system of taxation as prescribed by the constitution and laws of this state, and condemn in most severe terms a policy which discriminates in favor ot 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. KnoUs Corvallis No 1 S. L. Kline. . : Corvallis No 2 J. B. Irvine.. .....Corvallis No 4 A. C Miller Kings Valley Roht. McFarland Summit Warren Norton Blodgett 3. H. Edwards Du8ty N. E. Newton Philomath W. 8. Tomlinson SioaP Creek T. J. Risley Fairmount Scott King Wren J. E. Banton Alsea M. 1. Harpole Monroe W. Parks wui rnie v McFADDENS AMANUENSIS. When a fellow gets angry and shouts: 'Til bet ye!" it is pretty good evidence that he is getting the worst of an argument. The Business Democrat admits that he is in this position when he tries to bolster a bluff by exclaiming: "I've got $iop that says I'm edi tor of the Times. ' ' Just why the Rnsiness Democrat is so anxious to be credited with this unenvia ble distinction surpasses under stand in v. We know of no one else who would be tempted by Sioo to bear the title. How ever, a man should not be held accountable for what he says in a passion, and there is no at tempt on the part of the Business .Democrat to disguise urc " he is angry; furiously angry. "Hostile," is the word he used when describing Judge "McFad den in a similar condition. Like the Business Democrat, the Judge was "losing ground" at that time and he manifested it by get ing "hostile." You may imagine, Benjamin Franklin, that all that is neces sary to make people think you are a great man is to prove "that you are the really and truly edi tor of the Times. Wise men, however, tell us that "self-control is the measure of a man's greatness." There is dignity in self-mastery. We would cite you,-to some thoughts along this line uttered by a prominent minister of Olym pia a short while ago: "Be slow to wrath," he said. . "Bitter words seem natural to some peo ple. That is a bad malady and shonTd he mastered. ' 4I called thatman down jnst right,' boasted a man. 'Are you sure of that, rriv friend? Yes. I called him down just right. I said just as. mean, .cutting words as my ton gue could find, and he did not say a word in rep. I called him down just right.' 'I think your are mistaken, my friend. I think he called you down just right.' : ' "Are yoa searching for a great man? Ask has he . self-control. James tells us that the man who thinks himself religious, and bridleth not his tongue, is mis taken. He deceiveth himself." These are the words of a great and good man. Prove that they they apply to you," Mr, Business Democrat, and you will be greater than the editor of the Times. You urge as your grievance that "fudge McFadden has been given a distinction or wmcn you are quite iealous.; You say that you have ''written" every politi cal article that has appeared in the Times, "in this campaign" Well. no. one has ever tried to rob vou of the honor of being Judge McFadden's amanuensis. But the fact is notorious that he is your political mentor. It is only necessarv to know what Judge McFadden is saying dur ing a political campaign, to know what the Times is going to say. He is the brains of the Trio, and it will take more than $100 to prove that he isn't. Beiore'the Republican conven tion met to make its nominations, Judge McFadden said that he "hoped that Yates would be nom inated tor senator, as he (McFad den) had a lot of literature he would like to shoot at him." At the. morning session of the Dem ocratic convention Judge McFad den. said that V 'Bill Yates' big belly would make a good target for shots." That convention was held on April 2. Seven days later the Times fired the first of those shots. Now Mr. Editor, on your word, as a renegade Repub lican, did or did not Judge Mc Fadden inspire that article head ed "Two Conventions?" Is it not a fact that Judge McFadden hand ed in an editorial covering the ground in that article, and you published it in a' garbled form ? Is it not a fact that what you have since "written" has been based upon the "literature" that Judge McFadden was so anxious to shoot at the Republican candidate for senator? A final word. Mr Edxtor: If you are so flush with coin, take that $100 vou are offering to bet so boldly, add a few more hundreds of dollars to it. and reimburse a certain institution ot this city. The money will be more to your credit in its exchequer, than in the vault of the Willamette Val- lev Bank. LIED THEN OR NO W. "A newspaper Is a public edu cator, and if in it falsehood can be told with impunity and with out public comdemnation, what can be expected of the growing youth?" The Business Democrat has uttered this statement and we give him credit for believing it to be true. That he hasn't acted upon , this principle, is where he lays himself open', to censure. In the Times of April 19, 1902,' the .business uemocrat naa a characteristic editorial under the caption "Best to stop Grafts," in which he said: George Chamberlain baa pledged the people of Oregon that if elected govern or he will vrro all ran kkcklxss appro priations and o bafts, which make taxes so insufferably high. What hb promises hk pkspokkb, as his public record abund antly shows. The Business Democrat had iust one thing in sight at that time, and that was the election of Mr. Chamberlain for governor, He would say anything, make any claim that he thought might win a vote tor the man he was supporting. .., . .; -- Mr- Chamterlin 'was elected and, therefore, in a position to VETO ALL THE RECKJ.ESS APPRO PRIATIONS AND GRAFTS, and make good the claims bl the. Bus iness Democrat, that WHAT HE (Governor Chamberlain) prom ises HE PERFORMS According to the Times of December .26, igoi, "the senate although overwhelmingly Repub lican" sustained every vetohat Governor Chamberlain thought advisable to make.- The Busi ness Democrat said in that issue of the Times December 26, 1903: In spite of this difference in political opinions, the senate in the incident refer ed to,' refused to take up and consider the vetoes. In short, though composed of 24 Republicans and rive Democrats, THE SENATE DEL.IBEBA.TBLY ELECTED TO LET THIS GOVENOE'S VETOES STAND. It would appear, then, that the Business Democrat was laying stress upon the fact that all RECKLESS APPROPRIATIONS AND GRAFTS HAD BEEN VETOED BY GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN and that he had been sustained by the Republican senate. Therefore, according to the Times' own argument,- no reckless appropria tions or grafts became laws. - Is the Times honest and sincere with its readers; is it telling' the truth and setting an example for honesty and veracity for the youth ot the community when it' now makes the assertion that the Re publican majority in the legisla ture, "carried on with a mad con sciousness of its power .and per petuity." indulged in - unseemly extravagance; that The net results of the frauds practiced there (in the legislature) is appropriation bills and other legislation so profligate that there seems no end to the- length of extravagance to which the practice will go. "' ' Did the Times lie when it said that George Chamberlain would "veto all the reckless appropria tions and grafts, or'is it lying now when it says that taxpayers are suffering because ot "reckless appropriations and grafts" passed by the last legislature. ? ' ... ESTEEMS HIM HIGHLY. In the issue of his paper, the "Junction City Times," of-May 14th Editor S. L,. Moorehead has the following very complimentary editorial mention of the Repub lican candidate for senator frpm Benton county. Mr. Moorhead is one of the most widely known and highly esteemed newspaper men in Oregon, being president of the Press Association of the state at the present time. . ' He says: W. E. Yates, who is candidate for State Senator on the Repub lican ticket over in Benton coun ty, is -a nma of sterling- worth and irreproachable character and should receive the heartv sup port of the voters of Benton who desire to be represented by an able, conscientious and trust worthy gentleman, irrespective of politics. He enjoys an extensive state acquaintance, and his asso ciation with -public men and measures, is a recomendation en joyed by few of the many candi dates throughout the state. He is an able advocate of better edu cation and the Agricultural Col lege as ' well as the common schools will have no better friend in the legislature than Mr. Yates. The writer speaks from a personal knowledge of Mr. Yates many attainments and not from the nar row view of politics. . We have enjoyed his acquaintance lor over twelve years and do not hesitate to pronounce him one of the best men among the many good men ot Benton County. Has Governor -Chamberlain performed what he pledged him self to- do, or does the Times utter a falsehood when it implies that the governor has riot been. true to his promise? V There are times, when $100 looks like 30 cents marked down. RICHARD VV. SCOTT. ReputlUan Nominee for Clerk of Benton Count,. A Deserving and : - Popular- Young Man. Considerable has been said in this campaign in favor of recog nition or deserving young men. During recent vears the Republi can party of this county has placed upon its ticketmany such young men, 4ut neverhas it presented a candidate, more deserviug, more capable, more worthy of recogni tion than its present nominee for clerk, R. W. Scott of Willamette precinct. - . - '; - Richard Scott is a native Ore- goman. . He was Dora at uswego, Clackamas county, in 187a. His father, R Scott, the prominent granger, now resides at Mil waukie, this state. The subject of this sketch grew to manhood on his father's farm.. His early educa tion was received , in the public schools. Later, he : entered the Oregon Agricultural College, and graduated from that institution with the degree of B. S. in 1892. Among his classmates "were Pro fessors Fulton and Johnson, who are now members or the laculty of the O. A. C. " For the past eight years Mr. Scott has been a resident of Ben ton county. ' He was united " in marriage with Miss Evelyn Cur rier in 1900. Taking up his res idence on his father-in-law's farm, he assumed the" management of that property, displaying splen did executive ability and marked capacity for hard work. " Several months ago, he was the victim ot an unfortunate accident which in capacitates him in a measure for active work on the farm. - He, however, does not urge this on support, of his candidacy, prefer ing to stand upon his own merits and fitness tor the office for which he has been named. His nomination has proved popular with members of all parties throughout the county, and his election is generally con ceded. ' Perhaps no man in the Second Judicial District is. better quali fied to fill the position of Circuit Judge than Hon. E. O. Potter, the Republican nominee for that important position. Judge Pot ter is a man of years and discre tion, a graduate of the State Uni versity, a lawyer of marked abili ty and large experience; honest, studious, sober and industrious. He should receive as large a ma jority in every county in the Dis trict as any man on the Republi can ticket. The Times has- repeatedly stated that the use of a typewrit ing machine in the county clerk's office is a matter of economy to taxpayers. Will the editor of the Times, whoever he may be, be explicit and inform the read ers just how much the use of that machine saves the taxpayers in dollars' and cents? Also, will not the machine save the county just as much when operated by Mr. Scott and his deputy, as it saves the county when operated by the present clerk and his deputy? A number ot candidates on the Republican county ticket visited Monroe precinctv last Tuesday. A Roosevelt club was to have been established there, that even ine. but the posters and other literature announcing the meet- mo; went astray and: it was not advertised. . However, the many admirers of our strenuous presi dent will organize a Roosevelt club in Monroe in the near future . The "Editor" of the Times misleads the public by calling his bet "A Business Proposition? "A Bunco Proposition,,, would be more to the point. He should, however, get three nut shells and start in right. WA.SII New Percales and Calicos New Ginghams and Chambrays ' New Challies and Cotton Suitings , ; : New White Waistings newDre$$$Rirt$ana$l)irt(Uai$t$ 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 . - New Ribbons newRo$lervan(lUnderwear f DOMESTICS j New Table Linen and Napkins New Muslins and Sheetings New Towels and Towling New Curtains and Scrims 1 f. l rnmt. WALL PAPER So many, many de signs you must call and see t,hem. 2 J. D. MANN & CO, orvalli$lce Will deliver ice every day from 7 to 11 o'clock. Small orders must be in by 8 o'clock. CORVALLIS SAWMILL FIR, COTTONWOOD, ASH, MAPLE & OAK LUMBER 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. E W, STRONG, Pres., Corvallis, Ore ADAMS BROS., - ; Will farniah estimates on anything in the building line. '7 Att kin? of picket and waves fence to order. South Main St., Corvalfla. GOODS your predttec .1 MATTING Fresh, clean and new. Fifty rolls just received. Just the thing for hot weather. j J COMPANY, . XXNlanulaeUiren oiXX 1
