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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1900)
supported D.ily, snwitig 'ht 1)M,y ,,,- fetubd tbo nesli- n ot OMehinI Wo hnve now 8480,820 090 silver dollurs (it full legal tender power. Tim prcont ndniluistrntion ban coined over 1,300, 000 silver dollnrs ol full legal tender power in one nimith during the preseut year. Toi'KUK supported this ndiniid ttHtion, but Kii'ca d m n silver repnMi can. opr-o'es both tbe r ilrainistrntmn nnd Its bu porterB. Tho democratic uy leuiHlstion emu ted nud legislation threatened Hnd by tho men who now coutrol fusion, inaren'-ed tho national e'ebt in time of pence, decreased the money in circulation nearly n hundred million dollar?, brought business dir tresE aud rniu upon the entire country. Daly purported thi" poltov and Kiconid supports Daly. Under the present ad ministration wo have paid our foreign debts, are lending money to foreign countries have increased the money in nolual oircntntion over Ave. hundred mil lion dollars, hnvo reduced interest rnte in Oregon to 8 per cent, hnve relieved tlie country from business despondency r.nd business despair, put every nun to work, increaeed the price of labor, fed the IninRry, clothed the naked, started up every wheel of industry, restored old timed prosperity. Tongue support! d the administration mid helped to onset this policy. Kmcai I in tho interest of more money, better tim s, Btid the frinnd of. silver, opposes Tongue. Kinoaifi baa been ungrateful to the friends "Who helped bim, bus betrayed tbe party that honored him, has repudi ated the political principles ho has ad vocated for a life-time, nnl tlin talks about peopl being ou "all sides" ot public questions. And ibi9 in order to bo county jttJjjo A CHEAP STATESMAN. R M Veatch, democratic-peoples rant'idnte for state Fenator ic the Ctb district, is n statesman of the cheapest tvpe. He has been a perennial candi date for pol.tic.U bnuors with an eye to th congressional uom nation, whicli te reeived two years ago, nnd was defeat til. Previous to that, be served four ye rs in tbe lower house of tbe legisla tive sestinbly and ek'bt years in 'lie ntt" pnnHte as n member from Lane iounty He ii now im gaged in a can vas for election to the state senate from wbichjhody he retired with the session of 1893 Darinir his services in that body hmwas noted for the iilaci'y with which he served Governor Peunoyer, nod for opfftjition to Bny proposition that did not have Uje support of the governor. When luerbill providing for the raiiroad cnmmisfiin wsspBSsed, Mr Veatch wi s on- of the supporteTs,'-but when Pennoyer attempted to set it aside, be changed face n:id became Hn active opponent. He is now making hit. cam paign against the commission, having failed to he r of its abolishment in 1S93. Daring his two terms us state senator he endexvottd 'o mike a record as nn objector by noting no on moot every measure that came before the seoato. Good, bad aud indifferent mensnns were n'l one to him He opposed the bill for the organization of state militia and every npproprlation to provide for its eqnipment nnd tbe expenses of an encampment. No part of the pride in the achievements of t oe Second Oregon regiment belongs to Mr Veafcb. If hn had had his way they would h ve been without uniform or training. He seems to have been opposed to every act which, would give any aid to any one connected with the defenders of the ilug of onr country. In 1887, while a member of Rtfl tli hi te eetntt ', iv hw irns passed which made it i misdemeanor fir any person to falsely wear the bndtfo tr bntt'-n of llto Urnnd Anny of the K-pnblln. Mr Veatoh foi 'ho samo Inscrutable renson votoJ no. Tho vote o in bo found on pngo lH of tho printed senate Jouriuil for 1887. 'n 1893 when a law h passed providing for county courts levy lug a tax of not more than one-tenth mill or less than one-thirtieth mill for tho rel ef of indigent Union and Mexican war soldiets, mariners, aud Indian wnr volunteers and to defray the funernl ox. penss of suh persons, Mr Veatch saw fit to oppose nnd voted no. This vote is recorded at page 712 of tho printed kmi nte journal for 1693 At tho same sol Bion was enacted a law providing for tho erection nnd m lintainanco of a soldier home, which wss erected at llnseburg. Mr Veatch wns opposed to providing an institution nt whicli th nged veterans could spend their declining yenra and ngnin voted no. Senato journal IfeD'i pae 812. These are few of the merit orioui meaturee, which tho honorahlu gentlemau fought, and upon which notion U reputation as n Btatetman rest's. Iu seeking election he has posed ai a reformer and complains bitterly of the extravagant few received by state officers but during the 8 x tfesMtms of tho legis lature of which lie wni a member, Mr Vea'cb failed to even make an attempt to cut iff such fees. An examination of bis record fails to show that he even in troduced a bid desigued to remedy the. nbuses ho complains of now, nud which exi-ted then, as now. Ho tried to make n recurd, in voting ncainst appropria tions for wagou ronds, as n watch do of the treasury, and received some credit in that line. Hut wheu it came to getting a few dollars for Mr Ventch ho was not so careful. According to the report of tho Secrotarv of state for 1893, he drew as bis salary aud per diem for attending tbe legislature 8171.10, all the constitu tion allowed him. According to the re port ot the Secretary of Stste for 1893, be drew ns his salary nnd per diem for the session of 1893 the sum of $279.30 when he was under the constitution en titled t no more than S17U0 us hi 1E01. 'Tia sweet to I. ear the honest watch dog liny deep mouth welcome As we draw near home." Mr Ventch is n lihtweigh statesman. He has had his day. Ho did polling. With twelve vears of opportunity and nothing to his credit, Mr Veatcli should be retired. Grants Pass Observer. AN XPENSIVE SHERIF WITHERS G05T OVER S2.000 MORE THAN JOll IMPRESSIONS. Kiucaid's ono and ten cent stamps 'the light hi o kind that were in vocue when he was secretary of state but are uot nowlnjsene nor sold through tho Eugene postoflie have been nsed latelv by Mr KJncaid in other ways than ae"ding out c'rculars and ' M rocco bound secretary reports. A few dnys ago Mr Kincald went into a certain store in Eugene nnd paid n bill with some of these ideuticnl stamps. The stamp act of 17C5 perpetrated on the American colonies was quickly repudiat ed Kincaii's stamp act will be stamped with the stamp of disapproval at the polls on Juno 4. ttt Skipworth does not endorse tho Qnnrd neither does ho believe in free silver. The fact is nLout the only thing Skip worth does believe in is his election nnd it is highly probable that he will not be lieve in thut alter Juno 4. Johnson's Torin From July 1800 to April 30, lKOS.asCom. pared with Withor's Term From July 1, lhus to Aprji on mnn Ct.n..i 'IMml Wit Iwii-u llnu H.rwl I yi ou. un'v, uuvm a nub i' i.iiui.i uot i-anu ivXJiii $2,015.26 More Than Johnson Did. It umy not bo generally known but it in n (act t ttio olllciil record show, tint Sheriff Withora' term of oflk-o exten Img (roo July 1, 1S93, to April !W, lt00.n period of 22 months, an compfj with tne 22 months of A J Johnson' term extending from July ) 1800, to April 'M, 1803, cost Line county just exactly 82iilVM mote than did Mr Johnson's term. For that time the figures utau,). Withers from July 1, 1803, to April 30, 1000 j'jj a Johnson from July 1, 180(1, to April 1W, 1803 75 jj Extra cost to fnno county of WltherH trm "015 20 From these tlgnrea it ix shown that for n term of 22 iu ,uits Mt county has ptld to Shoriff Wlth-ro aud h! depulitm n(l hvreol uearly 100 a month more than wah p.ild to SliHriff J.tmson fori corrostHmdlng iwrltnl. The tliftittxt itt mlxwl as tnken from tho record are hi Mhwi: WITIIKI.h TKKU. Paid to sheriff nnd deputies from July 1, I80H, l June 1, lfcVJ 6551 81 Paid to sheriff and deputies Ironi June i)0, 1-W, to J)H5 31, 1600 2110 92 Paid to sheriff nnd deputi- from Do .'II, 180 J, to April 80, 1900 1G30JJ Total 9500 M joiinhon'm tkum. Paid to sheriff anil deputies from July 1, 1896,1 to June 30, 1807 4319 03 Paid to sheriff nud deputies from Juno SO to Dec 31, 1807 1919 II Paid to sheriff nnd deputies from Dec ill, 1897, to April UO, 1893 1313 05 Total 7WJI 27 Difference... 2015 20 Amount paid to Withers nnd deputlea for 22 mouths in fictti of the amount paid to Johtnou and deputies for tbs Mat length of time : 12015 M An interesting feature of thn figures ifl shown iu the fact (bit Wither.' first year from July 1, 1S03, toJunn 30, 1809, cofct Idee cnnnty 1235.77 more linn Johnson's tirm did for tho yexr from July 1, 1800 to JnnnSO, 1807; that Withers cost Lane from Jnne30, 1809, t ) Dec 30, 1880 f 101 .78 more than Johnson did from Jims 30, 1897, to Dec 31. 1807; thst Withers cost Uno county 2K7.72 mote from Deo 31, 1809, to April 30, 1900, than Johnson did from Dec 31, 1807, to April 30, 1803. In other words, there has been no tint during Withers' torm of office that he has not cost Lane conolj from $75 to $100 per mouth more than Johnson. Of cotir e our evening contemporary will no doubt ptiraJs the Qranton trial as an excuse for the cost of the sheriff's ofllce. Vtrj well, suppose it does. Not long ago tho Gunrd said tho cost of I bit . trial to Lane county was 2.r00. Now to give Withers n fair trill wo will nllow him 81015.20 for his extras. Then ho Is $1010 more costly to Lane county than was tho provlous shoriff for the inu length of time. But wo must not forget that from Juno 30, 1899, to Dec 81, 1509, after tho Iirantou matter was dlsposod of, Withe's oost Lane oaunlj 12110.92 as compared with $1010.11 for the same length of tlms dar ing Johnson's torm, or $31.00 more por month than Johnson cost 01. If this don't suit Mr Withers' frionda let us tnko It from Dec 31, 1899, to April 30, 1000. During these 4 months Withers oost at 81030.77 ns compared with 81313.05 for the samo tlmo daring Johnson's term, or 871.93 n month more than Johnson did. Tlioee ore interesting figures because they nro from tho official record. Tho people of Lauo county are opposed to such extravagance and donotlnteud to pay from $76 to $100 n month moro for n futon sheriff than a republican sheriff will coat them.