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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1907)
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE Published Tuesdays and Fridays by Gazette 'Puei.ishen'g Company. The Subscription price of the Gazette for several years has been, and remains $2 per annum, or 25 per cent, discount if paid in advance. This paper will be continued unti! all arrearages i-e nail. THIRD TERM TALK. r Senator Bourne appears to be fully convinced that President Roosevelt should again succeed himself as the nation's Ch'.ef Executive. He is now laboring with miyhl and main to persuade the American people that of all mn Theodore Roosevelt is pre eminently and in every respect bet fitted for that important oliice. "Our Johrrathan" is game. IT--J knows that "money talks" and he has set out to induce each of a few thousand people nr discriminatioa of race, sex or previous condition to contribute a ' honsand dollars' worth of reason-; why Roossvelt and the American people should join in urand chorus to the Senator's third term solo. In all seriousness whatever i t.asons may be given, and how ever strong they may be that the President should succeed himself, there are some very weighty ones to the contrary. Of these the principal one, doubtless, is that the President of his own free will has said that under no conditions would he accept nomination for another term. He has not un-said this; there is no indication that he will do so; his tenacity of pur pose gives token that he will not do so. What reasons the President has for such a determination he has not made public, nor is he t bliged to give the public any reason whatever. We may sur mise some of his reasons. It may 4 be that he knows himself better than the people know him. He may see his limitations. He may know that he is essentially a political pioneer, blazing'the way to reform, swamp;ng out the thick undergrowth around about and leaving the final clearing up and occupancy of the land to others. It may bp he sees that now his posthumous fame is as sured and he will not imperil it by the emergencies of another term. It may be he recalls that our senseless anti-third-term tra dition barred the way of "an older and better soldier" to. a third term. It may be he is not enough egotistical to think that among several million Americans he is the only one qualified for Chief Magistrate. But why indulge in surmise? He has said he will not accept a third term. The people must accept his decision as final. This is, indeed, an American characteristic, to take a man at his word and look to him to make good. The indications are that Teddy will make good. This is the one thing he is most insistent upon and we cannot "believe he will abandon his pureose of mak ing good because of the blandish ments of Oregon's junior sena tor. However much we may wish the President had not made such , a resolve; however much we may wish Mr. Bourne's efforts may be I successful, the fact remains the President has said under no con ditions would he accept a renomi nation. Possibly the matter is not so utterly hopeless as we imagine. Mr. Bourne may offer five thou s and dollars to the person who shall, by letter, or personal ap peal induce the President to re cant. If this is done Teddy would be compelled to with draw his objections or take to the tall timber. pes - i; r -ta ' -4 f s'- M--Ja.o. Rig 111 113k t Copvrisht 190 by Hart SchafFner i? Marx PRESERVE PARTIES. One objection to our primary election law is that it practically breaks down party lines and des troys party organization. If this objection be, well founded it is a grave one. Experience every where teaches, that political movements are wrought out through the agency of party. In republics, or democratic govern1 ments, party organization is the only effective instrumentality of conducting the business of gov ernment. Anything, then, which is destructive of party and party organization is to ba deplored and should be avoided. If our primary law has this effect it should be modified or repealed But is this the e'ffect'of that en actment? We . all understand that the prime purpose and in tent was to wrest party organiz ation from the control of party "bosses" self-seeking, schem ing, corrupt and debased men who dominated party organiza tions and to place it in the hands of the whole party. Certainly had the destruction of parties beeto the purpose of this law it would not have been, nor should it have been enacted. At all events party and party organization can be ' and should be preserved and maintained. There are no fewer men now who honestly and sincerely hold to certain principles and policies, whether these be republican or democratic, than when the pri mary law was passed. Republi cans are yet republicans, demo crats yet democrats. Speaking to the former" we urge them to preserve their party unity. We believe this may easily be done. Attend the primaries. Vote care fully and dispassionately. Sup port, for each office, only honest clean, fearless republicans. Be ware of the mere self-seeker. He is a demagogue. He will be tray you, and cause you to regret ht at f f ?v tx to 3 T f J Iff.' J. n . i it mi if f I fc Ml you ever heeded him. Vote for no man who is not above sus picion of trading and bartering for the purpose of insuring his own nomination and election. Vote for no man whom you be lieve, for himself and his friends, will not earnestly support the republican nominees for election in June. , If republicans do these things they will preserve their party from disintegration and escape, too, from political bossism. They can,' we believe they will, and we know they should do so. At best it requires no little care on part of the street cleaning de partment to keep the principal streets of the city Jn fairly pre sentable condition. Much of labor on them is made necessary by the thoughtless and prehen sible practice of dropping waste paper in the streets or on the sidewalks. This is particularly noticeable on Madison St, from the postofnce west for several blocks, and along Second St. for a good distance both north and south of Madson St. It would appear that many people coming from the positoffice cast used en velopes, undesired circulars, newspaper wrappers and often times the paper itself on the street to be borne hither and thither by the wind. -It is a careless, untidy practice and dangerous as well, for nothing will so quickly and completely frighten a sensitive horse as a newspaper blowing toward him or across his path. If there is no city ordinance touching this matter it should be speedily enacted and rapidly en forced. Meanwhile our citizens should exercise greater care and practice better manners. your timber lands Jj ... ... uesunptiuix tuiu uu. Let the EVERYBODY knows that the finish is largely governed by the start. II you start right you stand a good chance to finish right. This riding to hounds; if you start your clothes-buying by a determination to get the best possible for your money, you'll get it. That means that you will start at our store, and you'll finish in one of our Hart Schaifner & Marx suits or overcoats. t That will be the right finish for your clothes buying because these clothes are right in every way, from start to finish; all-wool, tailored light, correct in style, perfect fitting. EXCLUSIVE AGENT S. L KLINE Established 1864 The People's Store Corvallis, Or. IVe Invite Your inspection of our Stock of Ladies' and Misses' Coats Wool Dress Goods, Cotton Wash Press Fabrics Our Stock is Cem plete in Every Detail at Right Prices. Sfeokle & Dayis WANTED LOCAL REPEESENTA tive fnr Oorvallis sud virmity to look after renewals ani in'rease snbscrip tion lis- of a .pr.Miunent mosuhiy nittin zine on salary ami commis-sion bis's, Experience desirable, but not neces sary Good opportunity for right per son. Address Publisher, Bos 59. Sta tion O, New York. SS-8S) BANKING. THE Fit-: t JS.ATIONAL BANK OF Corvallis, .-;tron, transacts a general conservative ban kin!? business. Loans money on approved security. Draftf" bought and foidan l money transferred to the principal cities of the United States, Europe and foreign countries. House Decorating. FOR PAINTING AND PAPERING SEF W. E. Paul, Ind. 488. 4lt) UNDERTAKERS HENKLE & BLACKLEDGE; TJNDER takers, South Main St., Corvallis, Or. send ... abiding , rlanE Am HOWe Portland, Oregon lu f Start applied to buying clothes as well as to I CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS CLA88IFIXU ADVERTISEMENTS S Fifteen words or leas. 25 cts for three successive insertions, or ou clb pur month; for all op to and including tea additional words, cent a word for eacb insertion. For all advertisements over 25 words, 1 ct per word for the first insertion, and ct per word for each additional inser tion. Nothing inserted for less than 26 cents. Lodge, society and church notices, other than strictly news matter, will be ittiarned for. PHYSICIANS B. A. OATBEi, M. D., PHYSICIAN uu burgeon. Rooms 14, Bank Build tag. Orhce Hours : 10 to 12 a. m , J to 4 p. m . Residence : cor. 5th and Ad ams Sts. Telephone at orhce and res idence. Corvallis, Oregon. ATTORNEYS j F. YATES, ATTORN EY-A TLA W. Oihce up etafrs in Zierolf Building. Only set of abstracts in Benton County A. R. BRYSON ATTORNEY AT LAW. orhce in Poet OHire Building, Corval iia, Oregon. WANTED WANTED 500 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE GazettB ana Weekly Oregonian at 2.50 per year. HOMES FOR SALE WILL SELL LOTS IN CORVALLIS, Oregon, on instalment plan and as sist purchasers to build homes on them, if desired. Address First National Bank, Corvallis, Or. WILL SELL MY LOT8 IN NEWPORT, Or., for spot cash, balance instal ments, and help parties to build homes thereon, if desired. Address M. S. Wocdrock. Co-vailis, Or. If you want to sell WILL SELL IT
