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OFFICIAL PPr.K fO CLACKAMAS COUNTY.
Oracm 3ity, Oregon ,
Friday : : : May 31, 1872.
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DC.IIOCRATiC STATE TICKET.
Presidential Electors,
OEO. U. IIKIOI, of Linn County.
IV. il. GATES, of Wasco County.
1j. K. LAXK, of Douglas County.
For Congress,
JOHN BURNETT, of Bsnton.
For Judg;e of First District,
P. P. PRIM, of Jackson County-
District Attorneys,
1st.' District J. II. M-l, of Jackson.
2d. District C. IV. Fltcli, of Lane.
"A. Di-trict J. .1. Sliaiv.
4th. Dit. V. IS. ntlliiigcr. of Portland,
."tli. District "W. II. Iavll, of Grant.
Clackamas County Ticket.
For State Sens: tor,
J () II N M Y EUS.
For Representative?,
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A. ft. SHIPLEY, J. II. MARTIN", JOSEPH
RING!).
Sheriff A. F. HEDGES.
County Clerk ROBERT F. CAUFIELD.
County Commissior.ers
JOIINSAWTELL. WM. SHARP,
Treasurer T. J. McCARVER
icLo, ! Superintendent A. XOLTXER.
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Assessor R. X. WORSII AM.
Surveyor JOSEPH A. BURNETT.
Coroner T CSS E CO AT ES.
Public Speaking.
Hon. S. F. Chad wick will ad
dress, the citizens of this place on
Friday evening at 8 o'clock, at
Myers Hall. He will also speak
Qat Aurora, to-morrow at 1 o'clock,
p. in.
A Lirn.i: Thick. The Radi
cals -trot out posters to occupy the
Court House both Friday and Sat-
urday evenings. "We asked the
v. 1 1. ui man oi in j lepuoui on v.u.nr
ty (pmmittee whether they would
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.tdlow a division of time with any
of our speakers, which was declin
ed. Consequently we were either
compelled to give the field to the
Radicals, or make other arrange
ments. Hon. S. V. Chad wick, one
O of the ablest speakers in the State,
will address the people this even
ning, at Myers Hall, and to-morrow
evening, Judge Strong, K. A.
Crouin of Portland, and C. G.
Curl, of Salem, will address the
people at the same place. If the
weather is favorable, the speaking
will take place at the corner of
Mr. Ralstoivs store. Let there be
a t itrnout en masse. Rally! Rail'!
Freemen !
Remember that a Radical Coun
ty Court is paying 000 per annum
for a Court House when it could
have obtained better rooms for
100, simply because the owner of
one of the buildings is a Demo
crat. In four years this amounts
to 800, or two' year's rent. Are
you going to endorse this kind of
conduct. If not, vote against the
Radical ticket.
Couonkk. The County Central
Committee have placed the name
& Jesse Coates on the ticket for
the office of Coroner, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
Dr. Saifarrans. It is a good selec
tion and deserving of the support
of the people of this county.
Don't Se hatch. Let every
Democrat vote the "whole Ticket.
The Radicals have given up all
hope of electing their ticket, and
only hope, to secure some of the
tuuri's which l.. oil' ine
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straight ticket. If is n o-oo.l nni
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and will be elected. I
B
y voting for Peter Paquct you
enuoise nis ueaenery m securing
the nomination through his inllu-
oeuce and prostitution of the Good
Templars. It was by his mid
night meetings lie secured the nom
ination. Vote against him, and
alius show your disgust for his
trickery.
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Through the willful neglect of
the Radical party, the Clackamas
bridge was washed away last win
ter, and the people will have to
build another one at a cost of from
Q 6,000 to 8,000. Are you going
to vote the Radical ticket Monday
which is responsible for this?
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Ben Holladay's tool lias been in
town for the past week attempting
to biie men to leave the county.
Of course lie don't own the Radi- I hiwe to vote the Radical ticket
cal ticket. The interest he takes that such were the orders from
in i.snvit-i snuus mat ISO p.as a
slight interesv in it.
Freemen, vote your sentiments
and if.any tool offers yon money
to sell your birthright, knock him
down-
To the Voters of Clackamas Count-.
On Monday next you will bo
called upon to cast your votes for
the persons who you may desire to
administer the affairs of your
county for the ensuing two years.
The county affairs have been un
der control of the Radical party
for the past ten years. We ask
you to take under serious consid
eration before you vote, the condi
tion of your county and what has
been done by the party which has
had Uninterrupted control for this J
leugin oi lime. mere are but
three counties in the State which
have been taxed to anything near
the amount of what you have been
required to pay annually. The
other counties thus taxed, have
their Court. Houses, jails and other
public buildings, and generally
out of debt. You have nothing
to show for the high taxes you
have paid from year to year no
public buildings of any kind, and
your bridges and roads are in a
worse condition now than they
were when they took charge of
the county affairs. The two years
while Mr. Myers was Sheriff and
Mr. McCown Commissioner, made
some show towards reform, and
while the county was near seven
thousand dollars in debt when
they went into office, it was re
duced to 1,200 at the time when
they went out of office. This was
done with a revenue of about o3,
000, and the following year, when
the Radicals had again full con
trol, they raised a revenue of 3 7,
500, ami were only enabled to re
duce this balance, and leave assets
to the amount of 1,000 on hand.
But the last year, with a balance
on hand, and a revenue of over
34,000, they will close up the
present years' business and leave as
a legacy a debt of between three
and five thousand dollars. They
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can show bridges contracted dur
ing this time to the value of about
2,500, and that is all. Through
the high rates of taxation, our
i firmim'' lands have failed to ad-
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vance in price with tiiose ot other
portions of the State, and we are
sufiering all the
evils resulting
from high taxes which a peop'e
can tolerate. While other coun
ties have been able to erect their
public buildings and show signs of
advancement, we are retrogating.
This is the-state of affairs brought
about by a Radical administration
of a (fairs, and we wbh the people
to consider these facts, and after
they have deliberated, ask them
selves whether they had not better
trust the interests of the county in
other hands. It may be said that
the same men who have brought
this state of affairs on our county
are not now before the people for
their suffrage. That is so. But
they are the representatives of the
party which has, and as such repre
sentatives, are equally responsil.de
for the acts of those "who they
placed in power. A vote for the
Radical ticket, is a vote to endorse
the past acts of the party in this
county. We present these facts
to our readers, not in any partisan
spirit, but we desire the prosperity
ofi the people generally, and in
that view we ask them to consider
matters in which we are all direct
ly interested. Let us have a change
in our county affairs, and we assure
the people that there will be a
change for the better.
Head the Documents.
We ask our readers to carefully
peruse the two articles on our out
side this week, one headed to the
"People of Oregon," and the other
j bom the Ju,nner, headed, "Ren
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llouaday m rive Chaptei
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They
are both of creal, imonrtMncn to
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j ;rst named article is a plain state
ment of facts and figures, and
shows what the State administra
tion is doing. It also shows the
utter dishonesty of the Radical
party in its opposition to the
'Swamp Land act." The article
(rom the Jutnucr is a true state
ment against Ben Iloiladay. The
Radical ticket in this county be
longs to him and the people should
vote against it.
What he has Saii.- Hiram
Cochran, the Iloiladay candidate
for State Senator from this county,
told certain men who have been
employed in the tub factory in
this city, that if they desired
further employment they would
om
j headquarters. His master had
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! issuea ine ctuci, ana ha was bound
j to enforce it. Are the people of
Clackamas also a portion of Ben
S Ilolladay's chatties? We" shall
see on the 3d of June.
The Law.
The following is the law as
passed by the last Legislature re
lating to the qualification of voters,
anl we hope the Democratic Judges
will strictly enforce it :
Skctiox 1. All persona qualified to
vote by the Constitu'ion of the State of
Oregon, in Article II. shall be entitled to
vote at all elections in this S ate ; Pro
vided, That all person.?, including thoe
navigating the high seas, or the rivers of
Oregon, soldiers ;n the service ol this
State, or the United States, and students
attending .seminaries of learning, ami la
borers on railroads and public works.
shall vote in the county and precinct
where they have a bona fide residence of
mneiv ots miration.
The following oath should bead
ministered to evert person not
known to be a voter where he
offers to vote, and we ask the
Judges to take down the names of
any person whose right to vote
may be a matter of doubt:
You do solemnly swear (or af?5rrn, as
the case may be), that yo are twenty
one years f pge ; that you are a citizen
of the United Sfates. (or I hat you have
declared your intention to become a citi
zen conformable to the laws of the United
Stales) and ol this State, on the subject
of naturalization ; that you reside in this
precinct arid that you have resided six
months in this State and ninety days in
the county next preceding the election
and that you have not voted at this elec
tion." Six. 10. If any person so offering
such vote shall take such oath, his vote
shall be received, unless u .-hall be proven
by evidence satisfactory to a majority of
the judges, that he dues not possess the
quantitation i of an elector, in which case
a majority of said judges are authorized
to reject such vote ; and if any peison
shall take such oath, knowing it to be
false, he shall be deemed guiliy of ill'ull
and corrupt perjury, and shall, on convic
tion, sutler such punishment as now is. or
hereafter shall be prescribed by law for
persons guilty of perjury. And if any
person shall vote, or offer to vote at any
legally authorized election in this Slate,
knowing himself not entitled by law to
vote thereat, or shall vote, or offer to vote
at any poll, or in any precinct, at any
such election, knowing himself not en
tilled to vote at such poll, or in such pre
cinct, such person, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by imprisonment in the
county jail not less than three months nor
inure than one year, or by fine not less
than one hundred nor more than five
hundred dollars.
Mann Eii of Opening tii e Polls.
In case there is a vacancy in the
board of Judges who have been
appointed, the voters of the pre
cinct shall elect a legal voter to
fill the vacancy. The Judges, in
case there is no Justice present,
shall administer the oath to each
other, and they shall appoint two
qualified voters to act as Clerks, to
whom they must administer the
oath. Following is the oath pre
scribed by law :
I. A 15, d ) solemnly STrenr (or affirm, as
the case may be), that 1 will perforin the
(Pities of judge of the election (or clerk,
as ihe case may be) accr rding to law. and
the best f,f my ability ; that J will itudi
ously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit
and abuse in con duetiuj Ihe same.
The people of Oregon City
should remember next Monday
that by the gross negligence of
Radical county officials, they are
deprived of any way of coming
to or leaving this town. They
have refused to build the Molalla
bridge, and allowed the Clackamas
bridge to be washed away, thus
completely cooping np our city
and injuring the business prospects
of our people. Let your votes
next Monday show your disap
proval of such conduct by your
officials. You; against the Radi
cal ticket and place in office a new
set of men who will look out for
your interests.
Ani.i: Speeches. Judge Chad
wick and Mr. C. Or. Curl, spoke last
Saturday at Stipps' school house,
in this county, to a large assem
blage. Judge Chadwiek opened
with a speech of an hour and a
quarter, and discussed the State
matters in an able, clear and con
vincing argument. It was one of
the best speeches we have listened
to this campaign. Mr. Curl fol
lowed, in which he argued Nation
al and State matters in a most
able and statesmanlike manner.
The people were highly pleased
with the speeches as was illustrated
by the frequent applause.
Read It. We ask our patrons
to read the provisions of the
amendment proposed by Senator
Sumner to the amnesty bill, which
will be found on the outside of
this issue in our Washington let
ter. If you arc in favor of the
provisions of that amendment,
vote for Joe Wilson. It asks more
rights for the nigger than ever
were granted white men. The
provisions of this amendment
should bring the blush of shame
to the cheek of even a Radical.
It cost the people of this county,
two years ago, six thousand dollars
to elect the Iloiladay ticket. It
will cost them that much this time,
if not more. Let the people vote
the entire Democratic ticket,
Scratch not a man on it, and you
will thus show that yon do not
belong to the would-be-master of
your freedom.
Vote for Robt. I Caufield, the
son of one of our eldest and most
esteemed citizens, for County Clerk, j
and against the Good Templar t
who prostituted the Order to secure I
nis nomination.
A Political Hypocrite.
Carey Johnson, of this city, re
cently delivered a "speech" at
Portland, in which he stated that
the Democracy were opposed to
foreigners, and illustrated his as
sertion by citing the result of the
recent city election in this place.
He stated that two good and
worth- foreigners were defeated,
and indicated as the reason of their
defeat that, they were foreigners.
Now, we will show that the Radi
cals are opposed to foreigners, and
illustrate by the very election
which Mr. Johnson spoke of. On
the ticket which was elected, there
are five Out of eleven foreign-born
citizens elected. This certainly is
a very fair proportion. On the
Radical ticket were two Germans,
Messrs. Logus and Ronnett, who
would have been elected had they
received as many Radical votes as
either Capt. Miller, Mr. Apperson
or Mr. Milne. Their names were
written on more Democratic tick
ets than any other candidates with
the exception of the two first, nam
ed, and yet they were defeated,
and for no other reason than that
they were foreign-born. They are
good and worthy men, yet the
Radical Know Nothing principle
would not allow them to receive
the strenght of the party. Mr.
Ronnett was defeated but two
votes and Mr. Logus four. Yet
we know that each of these gentle
men received over ten Democratic
votes. This shows which party is
opposed to foreigners. That kind
of stuff may do for Mr. Johnson to
gull down the people of Portland,
but here where the facts are known,
it will be taken for what it is worth
nothing.
The Dietkukxce. The Radical
papers and their speakers have
much to say about the increase of
salaries of State officers by the
last Legislature. This is '-false.
Not a single State officer had his
salary increased. The Legislature
did create certain additional offi
ces, and provided for the pay
ment of the same. This entire
increase does not amount to f ,000
per annum. Yet, in the office of
the Secretary of State alone, there
is saved to the people the sum of
over 10,000 per annum by the
present State Administration. Mr.
Chadwiek is conduetiing the affairs
of that, department much cheaper
than his predecessor. This makes
up more than the increase. The
State Administration costs the peo
ple under its present management
at least forty thousand dollars h ss
than it did under Woods' ail minis
tration. Then what, does this cry
of increased salaries amount to.
it is simply a Radical hobby by
which they expect to gain votes.
L i ui- pcopie ocoaic ;nm mcy
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trust the party which robbed them
when it was in power.
A Faim i:e. We learn that the
Radical candidate for State Sena
tor has proved a complete failure.
It was expected that he was the
orator of the party, but instead
even Peter is far ahead of him.
He devotes Ins time in explaining
matters which the people knew
nothing of and cared less. He
has not attempted to explain how
it was that he came on the ticket.
That little circumstance would
probably be of interest to his Rad
ical friends.
A hile the On-ronidt is engaged
in its charitable mission of reforma
tion, had it not better devote a
little of its work to a certain per.
son who is stumping the State for
the Radical ticket, for which he is
to receive a 10,000 surveying con
tract, and who is seen in places at
Portland where he is supposed to
have no business at unseasonable
hours at night, besides being in a
state of intoxication. The Orr
foni'tn. can find in this individual
'plenty opportunity for its chari-
-table efforts at reformation.
As we Sui'I'oseo. We learn
that the masterly Peter the Good
Templar manipulator to get a nom
ination does not condescend to
touch on local or county matters
in his efforts, but devotes his gi
gantic intellect to demolish State
and National matters. He is the
great light of the Radical party of
this county, and as such, makes his
boasts. Re says, "this is my can
vass, and I propose to carry it out."
Row do the rest of the Radical
candidates like to become the tail
to Peter's kite? He is a pretty
figure for light weights.
The Reason-. Owing to the
ill-health of Gov. Grover, he was
unable to fill his appointment at
Stipps' school house last Saturday,
Hon C. G. Curl and Judge S. F.
Chadwiek were present and de
livered two very effective and im
teresting speeches.
Vote for John Myers, and the
whole Democratic ticket if you are
in favor of a reformation in this
co.unty.
Cheering' Xews.
From all parts of the State we
have the cheering news that a
glorious victory will be won by
the Democracy next Monday.
Judge Rurnett, the able standard
bearer, has made a splendid can
vass, and in every part of the
State he has won golden laurels.
It is estimated that he will have at
least a thousand majority in the
State. Benton, Yamhill, Lane,
Douglas, Jackson, Polk and Linn,
will alUgive an increased majority
over two years ago, and all these
counties will elect their Legislative
tickets. Jackson will come up
with at least 350 majority. Clack
amas will enroll herself in the
ranks of the Democratic column.
Columbia and Clatsop will give us
1 ) e n i o c r a t i c in aj o r i t i es. T 1 1 e i n aj o r
ity in Marion will be greatly re
duced, and everything" looks as
though the victory will will be
most complete. Let every Demo
crat in the State do his'duty on
the day of election, and augment
the majority as much as possible.
The people are alive to the import
ance of this election, and they are
determined to show that the one
man power will not win in free
and independent Oregon
Watch Them.
We have good reasons to ap
prehend that an effort will be
made by the Radicals to poll ille
gal votes till along the line of the
railroad. We caution our Demo
cratic friends throughout the val
ley to be on the alert, and see
that none but legal voters are per
mitted to cast their votes. The
King who owns the Republican
party is going to make a desperate
light to accomplish his object, and
it remains with the people to say
whether they are ready to be his
slaves. Let every precinct in this
county which is located on the
line of the railroad be watched
from the time the polls open until
they close. Be vigilant, and a
glorious victory will be your re
ward. The Democratic, Representative
ticket is composed of old and ex
perienced men, who are identified
with the interests of the people of
this county. The Radical ticket
is composed of carpet-baggers and
young and unexperienced men,
who neither know what the inter
ests of the people require nor pos
sess the ability to obtain them i!
they did. Look at. t he men :
Iliram Cochran, Ben Holladay's
boss carpenter, a mere carpet bag
ger, against John Mvers, an hon
est, worl h v old oil izon.
Then com-
pare Messrs. Shipley, Ring'
Martin to the three Radicals
and
Xo
man who has any regard for the
interests of the people of our
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to which
support.
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Cochran, Ren Holladay's boss
carpenter, finds it pretty hard
work to pack his master. The
i people dond. seem to be willing to
I trust a carpet-bagger for the Senate
that is getting 4 50 per day at his
work who is read' to go to Salem
for 3. They think, and justly,
too, that there is something behind
the curtain, or a man would not be
willing to accept the position at
such a sacrifice. Yote against him,
and you will be doing him a bene
fit, besides you will be represented
in the Senate by one who is iden
tified with you and your interests.
3Iake it Complete. The Rad
icals, especially the candidate for
Sheriff, Clerk and State Senator,
are endeavoring to get votes swap
ped. Don't do anything of the
kind, but yote the entire ticket.
Every man on the Democratic
ticket is worthy of a hearty sup
port, and they will, if elected, go
into office without having the
brand of B. II. on their collar, and
do the dictates of their master.
Yote the whole ticket. Scratch
not a single name on it, and a most
complete victory will be had on
Monday next.
Ren Holladay's strikers have
been around town to aid his ticket.
Do the people of Clackamas county
need the assistance of such ruffians
to tell them how to vote. If you
don't desire to be swindled out of
another 6,000 to pay Ben Holla
day's election expenses in this
count', vote against every man
nominated on the Radical ticket.
Yotcrs of Clackamas county, re
member that through the misman
agement and neglect of a Radical
County Court, you will have to
pay about 0,000 to build a bridge
across the Clackamas. Yote for
the entire Democratic ticket if you
want a .reform in your county
matters.
Strange. The Radicals howl
against the swamp land act, vc
the members of that nartv i,n,.J
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I applied for over one-third more
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j thau members ot the Democratic j
party. This shows consistency. j
lux-Senator Xesmith's Speech.
Ex-Senator Xesmith addressed
one of the largest audiences ever
assembled in this city, last Wed
nesday evening. We regret the j
crowded condition of our columns j
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win not admit ot any extended
review of his remarks. He com
menced by stating that the Demo
cratic platform embraced, as lie be
lieved, the principles upon which
the prosperity of our county must
rest. He then reviewed the Rad
ical platform, and showed that the
Republicans were not in favor of
amnesty, for, if they were, why
was it not granted. Every Demo
crat is in favor of amnesty, and if
the Radicals are, he sees no reason
why it is not granted. He said
the Radical platform endorsed-the
economical administration of
Grant. This would be very good jf
it were true; but he proceeded to
show, that after deducting all the
uecessaiy increased expenses of
the Government, their was a de
ficit of about eighty million dol
lars per annum. This immense
sum was stolen by the party in
power, and divided out in small
quantities from a wheelbarrow
full to a eart-load. Hodge got
away with a cart-load, and Grant
and his followers got away with
several loads in the San Domingo
swindle. He showed that the
Radicals were dishonest in their
profession in favor of aid for rail
road grants, as they instructed
their delegates to vote for Grant
who was pledged against the pol
icy, and that only a few days ago
the Radicals refused to give aid to
the Salt Lake and Dalles Railroad.
He then took up the tariff ques
tion, and showed conclusively that
while it put millions in the pockets
of the rich manufacturer, it was at
the expene of the poor or labor
ing classes. He said that "Wilson
says the people don't know what
they are taxed upon. The fact is,
they do not know what they are
not taxed on. When the farmer
gets up he puts on
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nine !:irl taxed "o
1 lis ! rouse r- i :,xed (ia
1 ! is .-i'.k ve-t taxed ti:l
I lis co it cloth taxed CO
liuitons ta.vd -p!
Si k iiniug taxed f.'t
Pad-Heir 'taxed l."..l
flaw his boots taxed
Siis down to breakfast frem a pta'e
taxed -pi
Knives and folks taxed lj
Read- a ne wspa per pa per taxed... 20
With inks taxed :"
A nd type ta xed
Pii's en ! s . n ; e?; hat (axed 7l
Hitches hH h-u-se.shcd inih nails taxed il7
Tn a pi. iiurh taxed !."(
U'Hh trace chah.s taxed !):
And harness taxed . ., i"
He gets sick and is drugged
with taxed medicines ; dies and is
wrapped in a taxed shroud, placed
in a taxed coffin and is carried to
grave, dug with a taxed shovel
am
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,b
a taxed h
ir so, and
the dirt is thrown into nis grave
with a taxed spade; and if the
lb-publican party had the power
they would tax the feathers and
quills in the wings of the angels
who bore his departed spirit toihe
realms of bliss. He then took up
the Lock and Dam Swindle. He
said that it would .-'ive him the
sum of 200 per annum in the
cost of transportation, and the
amount it, would save in interest
on the 200,000 to each of his
children, would be 25 cents per an
num. He could afford to give the
little fellows their 25 cents, and
still have H)0 50. He showed
that this fund never did belong to
the school fund, but if it was a
question as to which it did belong
to and the Legislature had discre
tionary power to appropriate it, it
was most beneficially applied. lie
showed that it would, for all time
protect the people against grasp
ing monopolies, and children vet
unborn would bless the Legisla
ture which thus appropriated this
money. He showed the infamy of
the reconstruction acts, and that
the Radicals were responsible for
the bail oider existing in the South.
Tiiose Governments were in the
hands of niggers and carpet-baggers,
sent, down there to rob the
people. We have not space to give
all the points made by the able
speaker, but suffice it to state that
it was one of the ablest speeches
we have listened to in this State,
and could not fail to bring con
viction to the mind of any honest
and unprejudiced mind. "lie was
frequently and loudly applauded
throughout its delivery. At the
close, three hearty cheers were
given for the principles annun
ciated by the speaker.
Yofers of Clackamas county, re
member next Monday that a Rad
ical County Court gave Ben Iloi
laday, two years ago, six thousand
dollars for electing them to their
positions. They ' belong to him
a-jain, and will do so this year if
elected.
I x c o x s i s text. The Radical
platform condems the swamp land
:t, Our readers would hardly
"''''c mat live out of the seven
o;i the committee which reported
ii,..t,br ,7
tIi:'t platform are among the largest
swamp land claimaatsf Vet such
is the case.
Canal and Locks Engineer's State,
ment.
The following letter from Capt. Swiitl!
we hope will satisfy The opponents the
Locks. It is a straight rorward ststement
of facts :
My attention has bft? called to an
article in a Uepnblictto newspaper of
Portland, in which an attempt is made to
prove, from phtns of certain portions of
the work at the Willamette Kalis, that the
Canal and bocks are to tie built of timber,
at a cost of $120.01)0, and in opposition
to the requirements of the law. e
Although I am exceeding loth to enter
into a newspaper controversy, my duty
to the Company which employs me, re
quires, that the statement should not pa?n
uncoutraiiic.e'i.
I fog leave, therefore, lo submit
through the columns of your paper,
plain statement of the facts in the case.
The second section of the act appropri
ating funds for the construction of thy
Canal and Locks, is as follows, viz:
In order to entitle the s;4id corpora
tion to receive the sum of money hereby
agreed to be paid, it shall be the duty Jf
said corporation to construct a canal and
locks, at and on the west side ol the WiJ.
1 unette Falls ; the said locks to be no
less than one hundred and sixty feet In
length, and forty feel in width, and to bj
constructed chiefly of stone, cement and
iron, and otlierwi.se built in a durable and
permanent manner ; the said canal and
locks to be comp'eted on or before dm
irst day of January. 187;."'
1 took charge of the work on the t of
February. Is71. but prior to that time,
bids had been invited on the basis of lh
plans and specifications of my predecrs
sor. Mr. Calvin Brown.
The locks were to be four in number.
1C.0 teet each in length ; the canal boui
2.1)00 feet in length, with a wooden wll
Tor the whole length : the locks of course
of masonry.
I advised ihe substitution of stone walls
in the canal, and an additional, or guard
lock, increasing the length of the lock to
210 feet, and the contract was let on that
basis.
Tl.e contractors havinar failed, with but
little work done. I reported to ihe Board
at iis meeting in December last, that
had been mistaken with regard to th
quantity and co-t of the rodf lo be ob
tained at or near the works, ami that if
the canal walls were to be built of stone,
ii would be impossible to finish the work
in the limited time assigned me. S
I am n w building the works on th
following plan : There are five locks,
each 2P) feet in length, of solid masonry,
with no wood evcept in the gates. Th
stone of which tliey are composed1, al
though hard and diliienlt to cut. han no
superior for building purposes in ihe
Foiled S tales, the only difficulty being
ihe great cos! of prepaiing it. The tpioins
are procured at great cost, on the giack-am-vs
river, and boated over eight mile,
to the works. The masonry is laid in the
be.-I hydraulic cement ttle stones HVerst"-
ing over a ion in weight, and the i'hl.-
coiism aided on th- plan ol the Moneiig-
neia ste
'CkS. Ihe tWO lower ur.. !
1 1 .get her in si
at t!i' quoins
ill rock, with masonry only
Ike n ek itself affordii!''' th
Jin -St darable wall in ;he World.
1 belu-ve Ihe locks ho! to be excelled ia
durabiliiv and strength by ny in th
Fniied a and ihey are iifiv teet long
er than r quired by law. With regard
to the J.tan of the canal walls, it was, I
have rea.-otl lo believe, stoitli from ih.r
draughtsman ia whose hands I had placed
it. bat as these plans have been ill my
ofVe lor several months, subject to th
inspect,,! H!lV ,vf1(, might wih t
see them. a::d exhibi eil !o many person
every week, there was no necessity to oL
faiti them in such manner.
'ihe law d .es not require the cannl
walls lo be boil! of stone, only the lock,
aiel in the original i la lis u !. ii-h w.t ,..
fore the public for over a year, the length
of Ihe w ooden w ad w as over 2.1l.')( feet. ami
b. (.-. for its construction were received
lno:i many penies iu Oregon.
T.'a-re are 1.20!) feet of canal between
the foiMih and fitth locks that has been
builf. resting on the solid rock, a strong
and durable wall of masonry, b-vel with
ihe bed o Ihe canal, ami costing n;ore
hui ihe amount given in ihe IlepnblicHn
papers a the tula! cost of lies portion of
i lie w o; .
On this
s:i per-; rui
ill is to be eif't 'ed
a framed
tie. mailt ii w ith stoni. to hit
d
replaced, a! convenience if desired, bv a
stone wall, the lonmlaUon or which is'al
ready laid.
The deep rrUU:h. below the falls, hns
been tilled w ish over -lO.Uti;) tons of jton.
over which the canal is to be carried.
Above i l-,e guard lock (which ir now
building, ami subject to inspecU 511) the
wall of ihe canal is to be of timber, on
the pian explained io the Hxlel o from
the plan s'olen from me by a certain gen
tleman whom I could name.
This wall is he.iv ily ironed rtnd bohrd .
and built because it is now impossible
build a s'one wall if desire., and there ia
nothing in the law requiring it nor
U ever been Concealed, bolh inv own
pii.r-S and those of my predecessor having
been (..pen to all ihe world for inspection.
The masonry of the Wks. which ar
not chielly. bit., altogether of stone cement
and iron, w ill c..t more than the sum
stated in the BnUelia f 1 20.000 nnd if
any ,,ne wall take the trouble to pay a
visit of inspection he wiil be convinced of
the strength ami durability of the vhob
work. Can. I walls are ordinarifr cf
e r h. and I have no knowldege of nr
canals in Furopu or America with walla
ol masonry.
1 he work as now designed coinei fully
ipto I he requirements of the law. and
the public need have no fear with regard
to il.cir construction.
Respect fu lly. Isaac W. Smith.
Snpt. and Engineer.
When you go to the polls next
Monday, remember that you have
been taxed for the past ten years,
higher than any other county in
the State, and that your county i
now in debt, and there is nothing
to show what has been done with
the money. Yote for a new set of
men to administer your count y
affairs and see whether they wiu
not do better. They cannot do,
worse. Yote the entire Democratic
tick. The ticket is composed of
men who will faithfully attend U
the best interests of the people.
Gibbs, in his late speech at this
place, said something against
swamp lands. A person would
hardly have thought that he is a
"swamp land thief," to the number
of over 10,000 acres. Yet this is a
fact. These Radicals are wonder
ful strange beings, and terribly
consistent.
Mistake, J.. X, Dolph and J,
F. Caples, two of Ben Holladay's
candidates for the Legislature from
Multnomah county, are to speak
here to-morrow evening. They
probably think that Clackamas
belongs to Multnomah for election
purposes. They will probably find
out their mistake next Monday,
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